Crypsiptya coclesalis

Crypsiptya coclesalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Japan, China and India and on Borneo and Java.^[1]

Crypsiptya coclesalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Crypsiptya
Species:	C. coclesalis
Binomial name
Crypsiptya coclesalis (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Botys coclesalis Walker, 1859 Botys lacrymalis Leech, 1889 Botys interfusalis Walker, 1866 Botys itemalesalis Walker, 1859 Coclebotys itemasalis Munroe & Mutuura, 1969 Botys strenualis Walker, 1866

The wingspan 26–29 mm.^[2]

It is a major pest of bamboo, causing serious economic loss of growth and yield in nurseries, plantations and natural forests.^[3]