| Tarsolepis sommeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Dudusinae |
| Genus: | Tarsolepis |
| Species: | T. sommeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tarsolepis sommeri (Hübner, ) | |
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Tarsolepis sommeri is a moth in the family Notodontidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. It is found in the oriental region. The larvae have been recorded on Nephelium lappaceum. Adults have been observed drinking tears (lachryphagy) from mammals.
References
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.
External links
Media related to Tarsolepis sommeri at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tarsolepis sommeri at Wikispecies- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tarsolepis sommeri Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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