Calyptra eustrigata

Calyptra eustrigata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Calyptra
Species:	C. eustrigata
Binomial name
	Calyptra eustrigata; (Hampson, 1926)
Synonyms
	Calpe eustrigata Hampson, 1926;

Last updated November 10, 2023

Calyptra eustrigata is a moth of the family Erebidae, found in Sri Lanka ^[3] and Malaysia. It has been reported as exhibiting parasitic blood-sucking behavior.^[4]

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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.

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).

The Calpini are a tribe of fruit-piercing moths in the family Erebidae; formerly they were included in the family Noctuidae. The proboscis of the adult moths of this tribe is pointed and barbed, allowing the moth to pierce the skin of fruit to drink the juice. The vampire moths in the genus Calyptra can pierce mammal skin to drink blood.

Acopa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Leon F. Harvey in 1875.

Diphtherinae is a monotypic subfamily of moths in the family Nolidae erected by Michael Fibiger and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2005. Its only genus, Diphthera, was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809. The genus was moved from Noctuidae in 2013 after the phylogenetic analysis of Reza Zahiri et al. (2013).

Rhosus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.

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 bicolor 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 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).

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.

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.

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra eustrigata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra eustrigata". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
↑ 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.
↑ Bänziger, H (1975). "Skin-piercing blood-sucking moths I: Ecological and ethological studies on Calpe eustrigata (Lepid., noctuidae)". Acta Tropica. 32 (2): 125–44. PMID 240258.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra eustrigata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[mark-2] Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra eustrigata". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.

[zas-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] Bänziger, H (1975). "Skin-piercing blood-sucking moths I: Ecological and ethological studies on Calpe eustrigata (Lepid., noctuidae)". Acta Tropica. 32 (2): 125–44. PMID 240258.

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