Calamotropha latella (Snellen, 1890) -

Taxonomic Information

Calamotropha Zeller, 1863 species known from India. 

Calamotropha alcesta Błeszyński, 1961. India: Nilgiri hills. 
Calamotropha anticella (Walker, 1866). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha argenticilia (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka; Bhutan; India. 
Calamotropha atkinsoni Zeller, 1863. Sri Lanka; India: West Bengal (Kolkata).
Calamotropha caesella (Walker, 1863). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha corticellus (Hampson, 1899). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis), West Bengal (Kolkata), Mizoram.
Calamotropha delatalis (Walker, 1863). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha endopolia Hampson, 1912. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha indica Błeszyński, 1961. India: Sikkim; Uttarakhand; Bhutan; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha latella (Snellen, 1890). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. 
Calamotropha lupatus (Meyrick, 1932). India. 
Calamotropha melanosticta (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka; India: Nagaland, Meghalaya. 
Calamotropha melli Caradja & Meyrick, 1933. India; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha neurigrammalis (Hampson, 1912). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha oculalis (Snellen, 1893). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha pseudodielota Błeszyński, 1961. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha punctivenellus (Hampson, 1896). S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha unicolorellus (Zeller, 1863). India: Himalayas. 
Calamotropha saturnella Błeszyński, 1961. India. 
Calamotropha schwarzi Błeszyński, 1961. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha typhivorus Meyrick, 1932. Pakistan. 
Calamotropha venera Błeszyński, 1961. India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Crambus latella Snellen, 1890. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1890 (4): 644; TL: Darjeeling, Himalaya. Text at https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1890roya#page/644/mode/1up.
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae 594 p - 287 figs. Pg. 14, # 4165 as Crambus lattelus.
  3. Irungbam, J.S., M.S. Chib & K. Wangdi, 2016. Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan (Lepidoptera). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9 (3): 355-382G. Fig. 3H. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Calamotropha latella (Snellen, 1890) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.81. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/calamotropha-latella, accessed 2024/12/03.