Calyptra ophideroides

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Calyptra ophideroides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calyptra
Species:
C. ophideroides
Binomial name
Calyptra ophideroides
(Guenée, 1852) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Calpe ophideroides Guenée, 1852

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

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra ophideroides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra ophideroides". 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.