Blood sucking moth





Calyptra is a genus of moth, several species of which are known as the vampire moths.





They earned this name through their habit of actively seeking out and drinking the blood of vertebrates, including humans. They use their tube like proboscis to pierce the skin and take their fill.









Distribution:

Calyptra is mostly found in South and East Asia, but can be found all of Eurasia and some parts of North America.





Classification:

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Erebidae

Genus: Calyptra





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