Thliptoceras shafferi explained

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. Dandan . Zhang . Jiawen . Xu . Jinwei . Li . 2014 . Review of the genus Thliptoceras Warren, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Oriental region of China . Zootaxa . 3796 . 2 . 265–286 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3796.2.3. free .
  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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