Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981) -

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, Karnataka, 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. 

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

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat1
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala11
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu11
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1112

Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981): Cyperus difformis (Cyperaceae), Echinochloa crusgalli, Eleusine indica, Leersia hexandra, Oryza sativa, Paspalum conjugatum (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).

  1. Marasmia patnalis Bradley, J.D., 1981. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on rice in SE Asia. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 71(2), pp.323-327.
  2. http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?patnalis [accessed 10 August 2020]
  3. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/325753-Cnaphalocrocis-patnalis

Page citation

Anonymous 2026. Cnaphalocrocis patnalis (Bradley, 1981) – . 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-patnalis, accessed 2026/03/19.