22. Botyodes diniasalis (Walker, 1859)

Synonymy follows Nuss et al. (2003 –2018):

= Pyrausta diniasalis capnosalis Caradja, 1925;

= Sylepta [siс] kosemponis Strand, 1918.

Material: 123 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 21.01.– 30.06.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al., 13 ex. same data except the date 01.07.– 13.09.2014 (SMNH) .

Distribution: Palaeotropical, penetrates to Palaearctic. In Africa: DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Oriental: China, Taiwan; Palaearctic: N.W. Himalayas (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Malvaceae: Grewia asiatica L., Salicaceae: Populus ciliata Wall. ex Royle, Salix pentandra L. (Goff 2018).