Thliptoceras shafferi
Thliptoceras shafferi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Bänziger in 1987.[1] It is found in Guangdong and Guangxi in China and Chiang Mai in Thailand.
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The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[2] Adult males have been recorded sucking human perspiration.
Etymology
The species is named for Mr. M. Shaffer.[3]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Zhang, Dandan; Xu, Jiawen; Li, Jinwei (2014). "Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China". Zootaxa. 3796 (2): 265–286. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3.
- Bänziger, Hans (December 1987). "Description of new moths which settle on man and animals in S. E. Asia (genera Thliptoceras, Hemiscopis, Toxobotys, Pyralidae, Lepid.)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 94 (4): 671–681.
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