About Craspedortha porphyria Butler, 1876
Craspedortha porphyria (Butler, 1876) has a wingspan of approximately 60 millimeters. On the upperside of its forewing, the base ground colour is a mix of brown and pale grey tones marked with pale purple highlights. A distinct dark, roughly pentagonal patch occurs on the median area of the forewing. Larvae of this species have been documented feeding on Vitex canescens in Laos and Thailand. This species is distributed across Nepal, north-eastern India, Myanmar, southern China, and extends south to Vietnam and central Thailand. It is also found on Java.
