Ophiusa parcemacula

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Ophiusa parcemacula
Ophiusa parcemacula female dorsal.jpg
Female
Ophiusa parcemacula male dorsal.jpg
Male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. parcemacula
Binomial name
Ophiusa parcemacula
(T.P. Lucas, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Anua parcimaculaT.P. Lucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcemaculaLucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcimaculaTurner, 1902
  • Anua sherlockiensisStrand, 1913
  • Anua sherlockiensisGaede, 1938

Ophiusa parcemacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern half of Australia.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Loranthaceae and Melaleuca quinquenervia .