Thitarodes caligophilus
Thitarodes caligophilus is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It is found in Bhutan.[1] It is a host of the entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a species of the genus Cordyceps.[1] The fruiting bodies of Ophiocordyceps sinensis are used extensively in Traditional Chinese medicine.[2] As a result, T. caligophilus-sourced Cordyceps harvested in Bhutan have become "widely used".[3]
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References
- Maczey, N.; Dhendup, K.; Cannon, P.; Hywel-Jones, N.; Rai, T.B. 2010: Thitarodes namnai sp. nov. and T. caligophilus sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), hosts of the economically important entomopathogenic fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Bhutan. Zootaxa, 2412: 42–52. Preview
- Yue, K; Ye, M; Zhou, Z; Sun, W; Lin, X (April 2013). "The genus Cordyceps: a chemical and pharmacological review". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 65 (4): 474–93. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01601.x. PMID 23488776. S2CID 7652252.
- Wu, Ding-Tao; Lv, Guang-Ping; Zheng, Jian; Li, Qian; Ma, Shuang-Cheng; Li, Shao-Ping; Zhao, Jing (December 2016). "Cordyceps collected from Bhutan, an appropriate alternative of Cordyceps sinensis". Scientific Reports. 6 (1): 37668. doi:10.1038/srep37668. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5118747. PMID 27874103.
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