Calyptra fasciata
Calyptra fasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India.[3] It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.[4]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Calyptra |
Species: | C. fasciata |
Binomial name | |
Calyptra fasciata | |
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References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra fasciata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra fasciata". 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)" (PDF). 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. ISBN 9780080536071. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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