1/19/2024 0 Comments Lunar moth lifespan![]() ![]() Since many Erebinae already developed sharp piercing mouth parts for various purposes, switching to drinking blood was the next logical evolutionary step – genus Calyptra uses it to pierce the skin of mammals. ![]() It is also not much of a suprise that the vampire moth (Calyptra thalictri), one of the few moth species on earth that actually drink blood, is an Erebinae. ![]() While many types of moths are fructivorous, Eudocima is one of the few species that does not have to rely on fallen or rotten fruits. A famous example are the fruit piercing moths (genus Eudocima) that, as their name implies, use their sharp proboscides to pierce fruits and penetrate deeply into them, allowing them to suck the suices from them. While the proboscis itself is nothing new, the Erebinae have evolved to use them in unconventional ways – in many species, the tip of the proboscis is hardened and almost “saw” like, allowing them to penetrate surfaces that other moths can not with their soft mouth parts. One of them are the piercing and sucking mouthparts. There are several remarkable traits found in this group. Among them are the largest species of moths ever recorded such as the white witch (Thysania agrippina) with 320mm+ wingspan and other species of the “witch moths” group such as the black witch (Ascalapha odorata) and others that have wingspans over 150mm. True true erebid moths, Erebinae, can be found all over the world. Before a taxonomic revision that included new groups such as the Lymantriinae (Lymantriidae) and Arctiinae (Arctiidae) – the tussock and tiger moths, they were considered to be the only and one true types of ‘Erebid’ moths. The “true erebid moths” or Erebinae is a (sub)family and/or group of moths that consists of about 10.000 described species. LIST OF CARESHEETS/SPECIES INFO: (Click on the names) ![]()
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