Ophyx pseudoptera
| Ophyx pseudoptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ophyx |
| Species: | O. pseudoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophyx pseudoptera (Lower, 1903)[1] | |
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Ophyx pseudoptera is a moth of the Erebidae family. 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.
The forewings have a vague pale spot near the wingtip, and a dark brown band across the middle.[3]
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