Ophyx pseudoptera

Ophyx pseudoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophyx
Species: O. pseudoptera
Binomial name
Ophyx pseudoptera
(Lower, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hamodes pseudoptera Lower, 1903
  • Pseudophyx pratti Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Pseudophyx callipepla Bethune-Baker, 1916
  • Clytomorpha psilozona Turner, 1932

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]

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. ↑ butterflyhouse.com.au
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