Ophiusa cancellata
| Ophiusa cancellata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Noctuidae | 
| Subfamily: | Catocalinae | 
| Genus: | Ophiusa | 
| Species: | O. cancellata | 
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiusa cancellata (Saalmüller, 1891) | |
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Ophiusa cancellata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in subtropical Africa, and it is known from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zambia.[1]
It looks similar to Ophiusa melaconisia but with yellow rear wings, wingspan is 40–44 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ Afromoths.net
- ↑ Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 226
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