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Ophiusa tirhaca

Green drab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. tirhaca
Binomial name
Ophiusa tirhaca
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena tirhaca Cramer, 1777
  • Noctua tirrhaea Fabricius, 1781
  • Noctua vesta Esper, 1789
  • Noctua auricularis Hübner, 1803
  • Ophiodes hottentota Guenée, 1852
  • Ophiodes separans Walker, 1858
  • Anua absens Warren, 1913
  • Anua pura Warren, 1913
  • Anua clementi Swinhoe, 1918
  • Ophiusa vesta (Esper, 1789)
  • Ophiusa auricularis (Hübner, 1803)
  • Ophiusa hottentota (Guenée, 1852)
  • Ophiusa separans (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiusa clementi (Swinhoe, 1918)
  • Ophiusa tirrhaea (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Ophiusa demarginata Heydemann et al., 1963
  • Ophiusa obscura Pinker & Bacallado, 1978

Ophiusa tirhaca, the green drab, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[1] It is found in southern Europe, Africa, Australia and the southern parts of Asia.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on heath, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia terebinthus, Cotinus coggygria, Rhus coriaria, Rhus cotinus, Cistus, Eucalyptus, Osyris, Viburnum and Pelargonium.

  • Female, dorsal view
    Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
    Female, ventral view
  • Male, dorsal view
    Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view
    Male, ventral view

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019). "Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2019.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiusa_tirhaca