| Thliptoceras shafferi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Thliptoceras |
| Species: | T. shafferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Thliptoceras shafferi Bänziger, 1987 | |
Thliptoceras shafferi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Bänziger in 1987. It is found in Guangdong and Guangxi in China and Chiang Mai in Thailand.
The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adult males have been recorded sucking human perspiration.
Etymology
The species is named for Mr. M. Shaffer.
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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| Thliptoceras shafferi | |
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