Sloth moth
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sloth-moth-275-11909533
title:
Sloth moth
text:
A sloth moth is a coprophagous moth which has evolved to exclusively inhabit the fur of sloths and to use sloth dung as a substrate for the early stages of reproduction. Sloth moths include Bradypodicola hahneli, Cryptoses choloepi, Cryptoses waagei, Cryptoses rufipictus, and Bradypophila garbei. Certain lepidopteran moths of the snout moth family Pyralidae have evolved to inhabit sloth fur exclusively. Typically, sloth moths follow a life-style broadly on the lines of Cryptoses choloepi, a moth
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of moth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_moth
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date modified:
2024-03-08T02:10:29Z
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