Calyptra ophideroides
Calyptra ophideroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Calyptra |
Species: | C. ophideroides |
Binomial name | |
Calyptra ophideroides (Guenée, 1852)[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Calyptra ophideroides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in East Indies.[3] It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.[4]
References
- ↑ "Natural History Museum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra ophideroides". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ Zaspel, J.M.; Branham, M.A. (September 26, 2008). "World Checklist of Tribe Calpini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae)". Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0047 (1-15): 2. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance (2002). "Wound Feeding and Skin Piercing Moths". Medical and veterinary entomology. Academic Press. p. 377. Retrieved 29 August 2010.