Ophiusa tirhaca

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Green drab
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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 tirhacaCramer, 1777
  • Noctua tirrhaeaFabricius, 1781
  • Noctua vestaEsper, 1789
  • Noctua auricularisHübner, 1803
  • Ophiodes hottentotaGuenée, 1852
  • Ophiodes separansWalker, 1858
  • Anua absensWarren, 1913
  • Anua puraWarren, 1913
  • Anua clementiSwinhoe, 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 demarginataHeydemann et al., 1963
  • Ophiusa obscuraPinker & 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.

Contents

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 .

References

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