Cryptaspasma helota (Meyrick, 1905) -

Taxonomic Information

Cryptaspasma Walsingham, 1900 species known from India. 
Cryptaspasma glebaecolor Diakonoff, 1959: India: West Bengal. 
Cryptaspasma helota (Meyrick, 1905). India; Sri Lanka.
Cryptaspasma lasiura (Meyrick, 1912). India: Karnataka (Coorg). 

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Similar species: Cryptaspasma lasiura (Meyrick, 1912)
Eucosma lasiura Meyrick, 1912.  Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 21: 868.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1
  1. Notocelia helota Meyrick, 1905. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 16:586. TL: Sri Lanka. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5725935#page/684/mode/1up
  2. Robinson et al, Smaller moths of SE Asia, pg. 95, pl. 15/4. States best separated by genitalia, but Cryptaspasma helota is the most common species. 
  3. Roger Kendrick PhD, Pl. 5/29. 
  4. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202231-Cryptaspasma-helota
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=470704

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Cryptaspasma helota (Meyrick, 1905) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Cryptaspasma-helota, accessed 2024/05/07.