Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894 -

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

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Larvae of Indian species feed on lichens and the bark of trees. (Meyrick, 1920)

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Comocritis olympia Meyrick, 1894 – . 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/comocritis-olympia, accessed 2024/10/13.