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Notocrypta feisthamelii

(Notocrypta feisthamelii)

Description

Notocrypta feisthamelii, the spotted demon, is an Indomalayan butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The name honours the French entomologist Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel. The named subspecies are - N. f. rectifasciata Leech West China - N. f. alysos (Moore, [1866]) Himalaya to Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Langkawi, Malaysia, Yunnan - N. f. celebensis (Staudinger, 1889) Celebes - N. f. avattana Fruhstorfer, 1911 Java - N. f. samyutta Fruhstorfer, 1911 Lombok - N. f. alinkara Fruhstorfer, 1911 Philippines (Mindanao) - N. f. padhana Fruhstorfer, 1911 Batjan The larva feeds on Costus, Maranta, Musa, Amomum, Curcuma, Elettaria, Hedychium, Zingiber.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Notocrypta
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