Ophiusa cancellata
| Ophiusa cancellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ophiusa |
| Species: | O. cancellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiusa cancellata (Saalmüller, 1891)
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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[]
- ^ Afromoths.net
- ^ Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 226
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- Ophiusa
- Moths described in 1891
- Moths of Madagascar
- Insects of Uganda
- Moths of Africa
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