Taxonomic Information
Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 1863 species known from India.
Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis (Hampson, 1891) (Dolichosticha). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris, West Bengal. Andaman & Nicobar Is.
Cnaphalocrocis euryterminalis (Hampson, 1917) (Marasmia). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Cnaphalocrocis iolealis (Walker, 1859) (Botys). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal.
Cnaphalocrocis latimarginalis (Hampson, 1891) (Dolichosticha). India: Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nilgiris (TL), Kerala, Andaman Is.
Cnaphalocrocis mimica (Warren, [1896]) (Lasiacme). India: West Bengal.
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854) (Salbia). India: throughout India.
Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981) (Marasmia). India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka (TL).
Cnaphalocrocis pilosa (Warren, 1896) (Lasiacme). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis (Walker, [1859]) (Botys). India: Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh; Sri Lanka.
Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys). India: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Dolichosticha latimarginalis Hampson, 1891. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum, Part 8, Pg. 138, Pl. 155/15. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956410#page/148/mode/1up. Plate at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46956448#page/187/mode/1up
- Marasmia latimarginalis; Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 276, # 4816 as
- http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=495517
Page citation
Anonymous 2026. Cnaphalocrocis latimarginalis (Hampson, 1891) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/cnaphalocrocis-latimarginalis, accessed 2026/02/07.