Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Spilomelinae > Spilomelini > Cnaphalocrocis
Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis (Walker, [1859])
Previously considered a junior synonym of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis.
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Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
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Similiar species:
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)
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854) is a similar species. Key for separation from Cnaphalocrocis medinalis
Presence of kink in FW post-medial, and curved ante-medial line near costa, FW in C. rutilalis. Lack of scales on male on FW in C. rutilalis.
See a handy link below for comparison of various species of Cnaphalocrocis.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/927116764299160/permalink/1208956656115168/
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)
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)
Presence of kink in FW post-medial, and curved ante-medial line near costa, FW in C. rutilalis. Lack of scales on male on FW in C. rutilalis.
See a handy link below for comparison of various species of Cnaphalocrocis.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/927116764299160/permalink/1208956656115168/
References:
- OD: Botys rutilalis Walker, 1859. Cat. Lep. 18: 665 Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.
- http://www.pyralidsofborneo.org/index.php?rutialis [accessed 22 July 2020]
Lepidoptera > Pyraloidea > Crambidae > Spilomelinae > Spilomelini > Cnaphalocrocis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis (Walker, [1859]). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/357246/Cnaphalocrocis-rutilalis
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