Filodes fulvidorsalis

Filodes fulvidorsalis
	adult
	larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Filodes
Species:	F. fulvidorsalis
Binomial name
	Filodes fulvidorsalis; (Geyer in Hübner, 1832)
Synonyms
	Pinacia fulvidorsalisGeyer in Hübner, 1832 ;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Filodes fulvidorsalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found on Java and Seram.^[1] Specimens have been observed to practice lachryphagy.^[2]

References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
↑ Bänziger, Hans (1992). "Remarkable new cases of moths drinking human tears in Thailand (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae)" (PDF). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society. 40: 91–102.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Bänziger, Hans (1992). "Remarkable new cases of moths drinking human tears in Thailand (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae)" (PDF). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society. 40: 91–102.

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