Taxonomic Information
Comocritis Meyrick, 1894 species known from the Indian subregion are:
Comocritis circulata (Meyrick, 1918). S. India.
Comocritis constellata (Meyrick, 1914). Sri Lanka.
Comocritis cyanobactra Meyrick, 1922. Assam.
Comocritis enneora Meyrick, 1914. Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.
Comocritis nephelista Meyrick, 1914. Sri Lanka.
Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894. Assam; Myanmar.
Comocritis pieria Meyrick, 1906. Assam; Sri Lanka.
Comocritis praecolor Meyrick, 1914. Srii Lanka.
Comocritis thespias Meyrick, 1909. Sri Lanka.
Comocritis uranias (Meyrick, 1909). Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Comocritis cyanobactra -
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Total | 1 |
Comocritis cyanobactra (Meyrick, 1922): Camellia sinensis (Theaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- Comocritis cyanobactra Meyrick, 1922. Exotic Microlep. 2 (18): 552; TL: Assam. Text at https://archive.org/details/exoticmicrolepid02meyr/page/552/mode/1up?view=theater
- https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1263639-Comocritis-cyanobactra
- Lee, S, R. Brown & S. Bucheli (Updated 2015). Gelechioidea - a Global Framework; Gelechioidea Families. Accessed at https://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/Researchtaxapages/Lepidoptera/Xyloryctidae/Checklists/Xyloryctidae-genera.html for family placement. Previously placed in Yponomeutidae.
Notes: No other Comocritis species from NE India has blue markings.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Comocritis cyanobactra Meyrick, 1922 – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/comocritis-cyanobactra, accessed 2025/04/23.