Biology:Mabra elephantophila
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Short description: Species of moth
| Mabra elephantophila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Mabra |
| Species: | M. elephantophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Mabra elephantophila Bänziger, 1985[1]
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Mabra elephantophila is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Thailand.[1]
Adults feed on the tears of elephants.[2] If the animal is not producing tears, the moth will irritate the eye, causing tears to be produced.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ "Wild things - The weirdest facts from the Animal Kingdom". The Independent (London). October 4, 2006. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wild-things-the-weirdest-facts-from-the-animal-kingdom-418659.html. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6721633 entry
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