Ophiusa cancellata

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Ophiusa cancellata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. cancellata
Binomial name
Ophiusa cancellata
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms

Ophiusa cancellata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, and it is known from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zambia.[1]

It looks similar to Ophiusa melaconisia but with yellow rear wings, wingspan is 40–44 mm.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Afromoths.net
  2. ^ Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 226


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