Notocrypta feisthamelii

Spotted demon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Notocrypta
Species:
N. feisthamelii
Binomial name
Notocrypta feisthamelii
(Boisduval, 1832)

Notocrypta feisthamelii, the spotted demon, is an Indomalayan butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. The name honours the French entomologist Joachim François Philibert Feisthamel.

The named subspecies are

  • 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.