Notocrypta feisthamelii
Species of butterfly
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Notocrypta feisthamelii, the spotted demon, is an Indomalayan butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae.[2] The name honours the French entomologist Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel.
| Spotted demon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Notocrypta |
| Species: | N. feisthamelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Notocrypta feisthamelii | |
The named subspecies are [3][4][5]
- 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.
