Pseudopagyda is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Pseudopagyda homoculorum, which is found in Thailand[2] and Yunnan (China). Males drink tears of various mammals, including humans.[1]

Pseudopagyda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Pseudopagyda
Slamka, 2013
Species:
P. homoculorum
Binomial name
Pseudopagyda homoculorum
(Bänziger, 1995)
Synonyms
  • Microstega homoculorum Bänziger, 1995[1]
  • Paratalanta homoculorum

References

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  1. ^ a b Bänziger, Hans (1995). "Microstega homoculorum sp. n. – the most frequently observed lachryphagous moth of man (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae: Pyraustinae)". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 102: 265–276. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.80465.
  2. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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