Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854) - Rice Leafroller

Taxonomic Information

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).

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

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StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh1
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh1
Chhattisgarh25
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi111
Goa
Gujarat11
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1321
Kerala22
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra131
Manipur
Meghalaya11
Mizoram1
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan2
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu132
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand162
West Bengal121
Total213211023122

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854): Rice Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010), Corn Zea mays, Sorghum (Panicoideae), Wheat Triticum spp. (Triticodae) and Saccharum (Andropogoneae). 

  1. Hampson, G. F., 1896. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Moths, Vol.4. Taylor & Francis, London. Pyralidae pg.275 #4814.
  2. Gurule, S & S. M. Nikam. 2013. The moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) of northern Maharashtra: a preliminary checklist. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(12): 4693–4713; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2555.4693-713.  Image 21.
  3. Pratheepa, M. Insect Pest Information, ICAR-NBAIR, Bengalaru http://www.nabg-nbaii.res.in/insectinfo/details.php?nbaiiuid=INI006A accessed 24 November 2016. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854) – Rice Leafroller. 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/cnaphalocrocis-medinalis, accessed 2025/04/24.