Ophiusa tirhaca

Green drab

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Ophiusa
Species:	O. tirhaca
Binomial name
*Ophiusa tirhaca* (Cramer, 1773)
Synonyms
Phalaena tirhaca Cramer, 1777 Noctua tirrhaea Fabricius, 1781 Noctua vesta Esper, 1789 Noctua auricularis Hübner, 1803 Ophiodes hottentota Guenée, 1852 Ophiodes separans Walker, 1858 Anua absens Warren, 1913 Anua pura Warren, 1913 Anua clementi Swinhoe, 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 demarginata Heydemann et al., 1963 Ophiusa obscura Pinker & Bacallado,1978

Ophiusa tirhaca, commonly known as the Green drab, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, Africa, Australia and the southern parts of Asia.

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.

Gallery

Female, dorsal view
Female, ventral view
Male, dorsal view
Male, ventral view

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