Thliptoceras lacriphagum
| Thliptoceras lacriphagum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Thliptoceras |
| Species: | T. lacriphagum |
| Binomial name | |
| Thliptoceras lacriphagum Bänziger, 1987 | |
Thliptoceras lacriphagum is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Bänziger in 1987. It is found in Thailand.[1]
The wingspan is 20–21 mm. Adult males are zoophilous and have been observed sucking lachrymation from the eye of a zebu and imbiding elephant skin secretions smeared onto vegetation.
Etymology
The species name refers to one of its feeding habits, i.e. the feeding upon lachrymal secretion.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Description of new moths which settle on man and animals in S. E. Asia (genera Thliptoceras, Hemiscopis, Toxobotys, Pyralidae, Lepid.)
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