Chaeopsestis ludovicae
| Chaeopsestis ludovicae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Chaeopsestis |
| Species: | C. ludovicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Chaeopsestis ludovicae Le Cerf, 1941 | |
Chaeopsestis ludovicae is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Vietnam, Thailand and China (Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan).[1]
Adults are on wing from October to November. Adults drink the tears of several animals, including humans. The moth attaches itself to the eyelid. It has also been recorded drinking sweat and fluids from the nose.
References
- ↑ Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
- Hans Bänziger (1992) "Remarkable new cases of moths drinking human tears in Thailand (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae) Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. vol. 40, pp. 92–102.
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