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Filodes fulvidorsalis

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Filodes fulvidorsalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Filodes
Species:
F. fulvidorsalis
Binomial name
Filodes fulvidorsalis
(Geyer in Hübner, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Pinacia fulvidorsalis Geyer in Hübner, 1832

Filodes fulvidorsalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1832. It is found on Java and Seram.[1] Specimens have been observed to practice lachryphagy.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ Bänziger, Hans (1992). "Remarkable new cases of moths drinking human tears in Thailand (Lepidoptera: Thyatiridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae)" (PDF). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society. 40: 91–102.