Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis (Walker, 1859) -

Taxonomic Information

Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 1863 species known from India.  
Cnaphalocrocis bilinealis (Hampson, 1891) (Dolichosticha)
Cnaphalocrocis euryterminalis (Hampson, 1917) ((Marasmia)
Cnaphalocrocis latimarginalis (Hampson, 1891) (Dolichosticha)
Cnaphalocrocis mimica (Warren, [1896])( Lasiacme)

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854) (Salbia) . 
Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981) (Marasmia)
Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis (Walker, [1859]) (Botys). Previously considered a junior synonym of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis (Walker, 1859) (Botys)

Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) (Botys) and Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) (Salbia) both now listed as 
Marasmia trapezalis (Guenée, 1854) and Marasmia poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) based on Nuss et al. (2022).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka21
Kerala72311256346
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
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Maharashtra11
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu11
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand211
West Bengal12
Total823112917579
  1. OD: Botys trebiusalis Walker, 1859. Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798. Pg. 718. text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120189#page/748/mode/1up
  2. Epimima stereogona Meyrick, 1886. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. pg. 236 TL: Fiji. TS of Epimima. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14676581#page/270/mode/1up
  3. 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. 276, # 4817 as Marasmia trebiusalis
  4. http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?trebiusalis [accessed 26 July 2020]
  5. http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=956976 [accessed 26 July 2020]
  6. https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-3205 for Walker's type specimen. 

 

Other Notes

 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Cnaphalocrocis trebiusalis (Walker, 1859) – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.1. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/index.php/cnaphalocrocis-trebiusalis, accessed 2025/08/23.