Ophyx bethunei

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Ophyx bethunei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophyx
Species:
O. bethunei
Binomial name
Ophyx bethunei
Holloway, 1984
Synonyms
  • Lasiopoderes prattiBethune-Baker, 1906 (preocc. Pseudophyx prattiBethune-Baker, 1906)

Ophyx bethunei is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1984. [1] It is found on New Guinea. The habitat consists of mountainous areas. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ophyx bethunei Holloway 1984". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. De Vos, Rob & Zilli, Alberto. "Lasiopoderes pratti Bethune-Baker, 1906 | The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved December 6, 2019.