Ophiusa tirhaca

Ophiusa tirhaca
Ophiusa tirhaca
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 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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