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Leaffolder

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the leaffolder

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the leaffolder live?

Not recorded

Is the leaffolder endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the leaffolder classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusCnaphalocrocis
  7. SpeciesCnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée, 1854)

Synonyms Botys acerrimalis, Botys fasciculatalis, Botys nurscialis, Cnaphalocrocis acerrimalis, Cnaphalocrocis fasciculatalis, Cnaphalocrocis iolealis, Cnaphalocrocis jolinalis, Cnaphalocrocis nurscialis, Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis, Salbia medinalis

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Rice leaf-rollerEnglish
  • コブノメイガJapanese
  • 혹명나방Korean
  • 稻縱捲葉螟 (稻縱捲葉野螟蛾)Chinese
  • 瘤野螟Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the leaffolder

Other species in the same genus Cnaphalocrocis.

Trapeze moth

Cnaphalocrocis trapezalis

CrambidaeNo free photo yet

Marasmia moth

Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis

CrambidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLeaffolder vs Trapeze mothLeaffolder vs Marasmia mothLeaffolder vs Cnaphalocrocis amelokalisLeaffolder vs Cnaphalocrocis araealis

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leaffolder?

The leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaffolder

MLA

“Leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaffolder.

BibTeX
@misc{leaffolder_2026,
  title = {Leaffolder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leaffolder},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}