Calyptra parva
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Calyptra parva Bänziger, 1979[1]
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Calyptra parva is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India.[2] It has been known to feed on humans, as well as a variety of other mammals.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Calyptra parva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Zaspel, J.M.; Branham, M.A. (2008). "World Checklist of Tribe Calpini (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae)" (PDF). Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics. 0047 (1–15): 3. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ Mullen, Gary; Durden, Lance (2002). "Wound Feeding and Skin Piercing Moths". Medical and veterinary entomology. Academic Press. p. 377. ISBN 9780080536071. Retrieved 29 August 2010.