Ophiusa disjungens

Ophiusa disjungens
Ophiusa disjungens male
Ophiusa disjungens female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species: O. disjungens
Binomial name
Ophiusa disjungens
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Othiodes disjungens Walker, 1858
  • Anua tongaensis Hampson, 1913
  • Ophiusa tongaensis (Hampson, 1913)
  • Anua timorensis Strand, 1913
  • Anua timorensis Gaede, 1938
  • Minucia indiscriminata Hampson, 1893
  • Ophiusa disjungens indiscriminata (Hampson, 1893)
  • Ophiusa indiscriminata (Hampson, 1893)
  • Anua indiscriminata (Hampson, 1893)

Ophiusa disjungens is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-east Asia and the south Pacific, including Thailand, Japan, Tonga and New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on various Myrtaceae species, including Eucalyptus, Syncarpia glomulifera and Psidium guajava.

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