Opharus picturata

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Opharus picturata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Opharus
Species:
O. picturata
Binomial name
Opharus picturata
(Burmeister, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Halysidota picturataBurmeister, 1878
  • Phaegoptera picturata
  • Opharus brunneaGaede, 1923

Opharus picturata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. It is found in Uruguay, [1] Argentina and Brazil.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Opharus picturata (Burmeister, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 3, 2018.