Calyptra bicolor

Last updated

Calyptra bicolor
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calyptra
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Calyptra bicolor
(Moore, 1883) [1]
Synonyms
  • Calpe bicolor (Moore, 1883) [2]

Calyptra bicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India. [3] It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coleophoridae</span> Family of moths

The Coleophoridae are a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. They are most common in the Palearctic, and rare in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Australia; consequently, they probably originated in northern Eurasia. They are relatively common in houses, they seek out moist areas to rest and procreate.

<i>Calyptra</i> (moth) Genus of moths in subfamily Calpinae of the family Erebidae

The genus Calyptra is a group of moths in subfamily Calpinae of the family Erebidae. They are a member of the Calpini tribe, whose precise circumscription is uncertain but which includes a number of other fruit-piercing or eye-frequenting genera currently classified in Calpinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calpinae</span> Subfamily of moths

The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on juice, and in the case of the several Calyptra species of vampire moths, to piercing the skins of mammals to feed on blood. The subfamily contains some large moths with wingspans longer than 5 cm (2 in).

Birnara is a monotypic tussock moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. Its only species, Birnara bicolor, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sundaland in Southeast Asia.

Calyptra albivirgata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1926. It is found in Asia, including China and Japan.

<i>Calyptra thalictri</i> Species of moth

Calyptra thalictri is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to the area ranging from Japan and Korea to China and Malaysia, west through the Urals to Southern Europe, but it has recently expanded its range to northern Europe. In 2000, it was observed in Finland and in 2008 it was recorded even further west, in Sweden.

Calyptra eustrigata is a moth of the family Erebidae, found in Sri Lanka and Malaysia. It has been reported as exhibiting parasitic blood-sucking behavior.

<i>Calyptra fletcheri</i> Species of moth

Calyptra fletcheri is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in China.

Calyptra fasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India. It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.

Calyptra gruesa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in China. C. gruesa has a wingspan range of 25 to 29 millimetres.

Calyptra hokkaida is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in China and Japan. The larvae length of C. hokkaido is roughly 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

Calyptra lata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in Japan and far-east Russia. The larvae length of C. lata is roughly 45 millimetres (1.8 in).

<i>Calyptra minuticornis</i> Species of moth

Calyptra minuticornis, the vampire moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in Indonesia, Java, India, Sri Lanka, and Australasia.

Calyptra nyei is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in India.

Calyptra ophideroides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in East Indies. It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.

Calyptra subnubila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in Indonesia.

Calyptra pseudobicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India. It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.

Calyptra parva is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India. It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.

<i>Calyptra orthograpta</i> Species of moth

Calyptra orthograpta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been found in China and India. It has been noted to be a relatively rare species.

Dichomeris harmonias is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in south-eastern Siberia, Korea and China.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra bicolor​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra bicolor". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Zaspel, J.M.; Branham, M.A. (September 26, 2008). "World Checklist of Tribe Calpini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae)" (PDF). Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics. 0047 (1–15): 2. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance (2002). "Wound Feeding and Skin Piercing Moths". Medical and veterinary entomology. Academic Press. p. 377. ISBN   9780080536071 . Retrieved 29 August 2010.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.