Biology:Calyptra ophideroides

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Short description: Species of moth

Calyptra ophideroides
Scientific classification edit
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]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Calyptra ophideroides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=283167. 
  2. Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra ophideroides". http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/calyptra/index.html. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
  3. 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. http://www.fsca-dpi.org/insectamundi2008/0047ZaspelandBranham.pdf. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
  4. Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance (2002). "Wound Feeding and Skin Piercing Moths". Medical and veterinary entomology. Academic Press. pp. 377. ISBN 9780080536071. https://books.google.com/books?id=u4RGXGkRq5YC&dq=%22Calyptra+ophideroides%22&pg=PA377. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5024716 entry