Pseudopagyda

Pseudopagyda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Pseudopagyda
Slamka, 2013
Species:
P. homoculorum
Binomial name
Pseudopagyda homoculorum
(Bänziger, 1995)
Synonyms
  • Microstega homoculorum Bänziger, 1995
  • Paratalanta homoculorum

Pseudopagyda is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. It contains three species:

It is found in Thailand and Yunnan (China). Males drink tears of various mammals, including humans.

References

  1. 1 2 Bänziger, Hans (1995). "Microstega homoculorum sp. n. – the most frequently observed lachryphagous moth of man (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae: Pyraustinae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 102: 265–276. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80465. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01.
  2. ↑ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Pseudopagyda)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  3. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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