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 <small>Leech </small> West China
- N. f. alysos <small> (Moore, [1866]) </small> Himalaya to Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Langkawi, Malaysia, Yunnan
- N. f. celebensis <small> (Staudinger, 1889) </small> Celebes
- N. f. avattana <small> Fruhstorfer, 1911 </small> Java
- N. f. samyutta <small> Fruhstorfer, 1911 </small> Lombok
- N. f. alinkara <small> Fruhstorfer, 1911 </small> Philippines (Mindanao)
- N. f. padhana <small> Fruhstorfer, 1911</small> Batjan
The larva feeds on Costus, Maranta, Musa, Amomum, Curcuma, Elettaria, Hedychium, Zingiber.
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