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Calyptra bicolor

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Calyptra bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calyptra
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Calyptra bicolor
(Moore, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Calpe bicolor (Moore, 1883)[2]

Calyptra bicolor 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]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Calyptra bicolor​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku Savela. "Calyptra bicolor". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.