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Mabra elephantophila

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Mabra elephantophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mabra
Species:
M. elephantophila
Binomial name
Mabra elephantophila
Bänziger, 1985[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "Wild things - The weirdest facts from the Animal Kingdom". The Independent. London. October 4, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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