cave-dwelling moth

[Roger C. KENDRICK]

Everett D. Cashatt wrote:
> 
> Colleagues:
> 
> In Butterflies and Moths by POCKETS, POCKETS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE, by Barbara
> Taylor, 1996, p. 114, reference is made of small moths that spend their
> entire lives in caves feeding on the droppings of bats and other animals.
> 
> Could anyone give me information ....

Robinson, Tuck & Shaffer (1994) list *Tinea porphyropa* Meyrick and
*Crypsithyrodes concolorella* Walker as species found in caves inhabited
by bats or swiftlets in south-east Asia. The former is known from west
Malaysia, Sumatra and Sarawak, the latter is described as pantropical
and is the only species in its genus. For more details on Tinea, see
Robinson (1980).

Hope this helps

Roger.

References:
Robinson G.S., 1980. Cave-dwelling tineid moths: a taxonomic review of
the world species (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). "Transactions of the British
Cave Research Association" 7: 83-120.
Robinson G.S., Tuck K.R. & Shaffer M., 1994. "A Field Guide to the
Smaller Moths of South-East Asia". Natural History Museum, London /
Malaysian Nature Society, Kuala Lumpur

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