Ophyx pseudoptera

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Ophyx pseudoptera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophyx
Species:
O. pseudoptera
Binomial name
Ophyx pseudoptera
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hamodes pseudopteraLower, 1903
  • Pseudophyx prattiBethune-Baker, 1906
  • Pseudophyx callipeplaBethune-Baker, 1916
  • Clytomorpha psilozonaTurner, 1932

Ophyx pseudoptera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. [1] It is found in Papua (including Roon Island, Supiori, Biak Island), Papua New Guinea [2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The habitat consists of lowland areas.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ophyx pseudoptera (Lower 1903)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  2. De Vos, Rob & Zilli, Alberto. "Ophyx pseudoptera (Lower, 1903) | The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 6 December 2019.