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 family Notodontidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. It is found in the oriental region.^[1] The larvae have been recorded on Nephelium lappaceum. Adults have been observed drinking tears (lachryphagy) from mammals.^[1]

References

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

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Data related to Tarsolepis sommeri at Wikispecies
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tarsolepis sommeri Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved July 27, 2019.

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