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Pyrausta pastrinalis
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Pyrausta pastrinalis

Cristabotys is a monotopic genus of moths in the family Crambidae. As of January 2026, the sole species was Cristabotys pastrinalis, formerly Pyrausta pastrinalis.

Cristabotys pastrinalis is a moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1862. It is found in Réunion and Mauritius and in Cameroon and South Africa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 899730.