Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Brithys crini - Lily Borer
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) – Lily Borer: Amaranthus spp., Hymenocallis littoralis, Zephyranthes candida, Zephyranthes minuta (Amaranthaceae), Amaryllis spp., Crinum asiaticum (Amaryllidaceae), Crocus spp. (Iridaceae), Drimia indica (Asparagaceae), Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
- OD: Bombyx crini Fabricius, 1775. Syst. Ent.: 587; TL: Indiae Orientalis. Text at https://archive.org/stream/systemaentomolog00fabr#page/587/mode/1up
- Hampson, G. F. 1894. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Arctiidae, Agrostidae, Noctuidae 609 p - 325 figs. Pg 167, #1586 as Glottula dominica.
- Kononenko, V. S. & A. Pinratana. 2013. Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuoidea Part 2: Addendum to Vol. 3, Part 1, Families Erebidae, Nolidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae and Checklist. Pl. 53/45.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brithys_crini
- http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hade/crini.html [accessed 01 January 2020]
- https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/GLOTTULINAE/brithys%20crini.htm
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132092-Brithys-crini
Page citation
Pal, S. 2025. Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) – Lily Borer. 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/index.php/brithys-crini, accessed 2025/11/11.