Taxonomic Information
Cirrhochrista Lederer, 1863 species known from the Indian subcontinent.
Cirrhochrista annulifera Hampson, 1919
Cirrhochrista bifurcalis Hampson, 1919
Cirrhochrista brizoalis (Walker, 1859)
Cirrhochrista fumipalpis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Cirrhochrista fuscusa Chen, Song & Wu, 2006
Cirrhochrista pulchellalis Lederer, 1863
Cirrhochrista semibrunnea Hampson, 1896
Cirrhochrista spissalis (Guenée, 1854)
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Cirrhochrista spissalis -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
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| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 |
Cirrhochrista spissalis (Guenée, [1854]): Ficus carica (Moraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
- OD: Botys spissalis Guenée, [1854]. Deltoïdes et pyralites. In: Boisduval, J.A. & Guenée, A., Hist. nat. des Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) Vol. 8, 448pp. + 10 pls., Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. Pg. 326-327.
- Inoue, H., S. Sugi, H. Kuroko, S. Moriuti & A. Kawabe. 1982. Moths of Japan. Vol. 2 Tokyo: Kodansha.pl. 38/35.
- http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?spisalis
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/209548-Cirrhochrista-spissalis
Notes: Sometimes listed as Pachybotys Warren, 1895 but we follow Nuss et al 2021 for generic placement.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Cirrhochrista spissalis (Guenée, [1854]) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.91. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cirrhochrista-spissalis, accessed 2025/07/06.