Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Thliptoceras | |
Thliptoceras umoremsugente is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Bänziger in 1987. It is found in Thailand.
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are light yellow to greyish yellow, with greyish shadows. Adult males are zoophilous and have been observed sucking perspiration from the skin of humans and lachrymation at the eye of an elephant. It has also been observed sucking on blood-droplets exuded by mosquitoes on elephants.
Etymology
The species name refers to one of its feeding habits, i.e. the sucking of body fluids.
References
Thliptoceras umoremsugente Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA