Tarsolepis sommeri

Tarsolepis sommeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Dudusinae
Genus: Tarsolepis
Species: T. sommeri
Binomial name
Tarsolepis sommeri
(Hübner, [1821])
Synonyms
  • Crino sommeri Hübner, [1821]
  • Tarsolepis remicauda Butler, 1872

Tarsolepis sommeri is a moth in the Notodontidae family. It is found in the oriental region.[1] The larvae have been recorded on Nephelium lappaceum. Adults have been observed drinking tears from mammals.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.


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