Green drab | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Ophiusa |
Species: | O. tirhaca |
Binomial name | |
Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777) | |
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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 .