Calamotropha melanosticta (Hampson, 1896) -

Taxonomic Information

Calamotropha Zeller, 1863 species known from India. 

Calamotropha alcesta Błeszyński, 1961. India: Nilgiri hills. 
Calamotropha anticella (Walker, 1866). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha argenticilia (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka; Bhutan; India. 
Calamotropha atkinsoni Zeller, 1863. Sri Lanka; India: West Bengal (Kolkata).
Calamotropha caesella (Walker, 1863). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha corticellus (Hampson, 1899). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasis), West Bengal (Kolkata), Mizoram.
Calamotropha delatalis (Walker, 1863). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha endopolia Hampson, 1912. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha indica Błeszyński, 1961. India: Sikkim; Uttarakhand; Bhutan; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha latella (Snellen, 1890). India: West Bengal (TL: Darjeeling), Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. 
Calamotropha lupatus (Meyrick, 1932). India. 
Calamotropha melanosticta (Hampson, 1896). Sri Lanka; India: Nagaland, Meghalaya. 
Calamotropha melli Caradja & Meyrick, 1933. India; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha neurigrammalis (Hampson, 1912). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha oculalis (Snellen, 1893). Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha pseudodielota Błeszyński, 1961. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha punctivenellus (Hampson, 1896). S. India; Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha unicolorellus (Zeller, 1863). India: Himalayas. 
Calamotropha saturnella Błeszyński, 1961. India. 
Calamotropha schwarzi Błeszyński, 1961. Sri Lanka. 
Calamotropha typhivorus Meyrick, 1932. Pakistan. 
Calamotropha venera Błeszyński, 1961. India.

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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  1. Crambus melanosticta Hampson, 1896. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895: 937; TL: Nagas; Ceylon. 
  2. Crambus melanostictus, Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 15. Text at https://archive.org/details/moths04hamp/page/15/mode/1up?view=theater
  3. Bleszynski, S., 1961. Revision of the World Species of the Family Crambidae (Lepidoptera). Part I. Genus Calamotropha Zell. Acta zool. Cracov. 6 (7) : 137-272. Pg. 41, Pl. 27/31. 
  4. Calamotropha melanosticta; Kim, Y., Qi, M. Wang, S. and Li, H., 2023. Taxonomy of the genus Calamotropha Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China. Zootaxa, 5297(4), pp.451-482. Fig. 16.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Calamotropha melanosticta (Hampson, 1896) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.80. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/Calamotropha-melanosticta, accessed 2024/10/13.