Biology:Ophiusa discriminans

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Short description: Species of moth

Ophiusa discriminans
Ophiusa discriminans.jpg
In Sri Lanka
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. discriminans
Binomial name
Ophiusa discriminans
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Anua intacta Hampson, 1913
  • Anua keyensis Strand, 1913
  • Anua keyensis Gaede, 1938
  • Ophiusa intacta (Hampson, 1913)
  • Ophiodes discriminans Walker, 1858
  • Pseudophila pygospila (Snellen, 1880)
  • Pseudophia pygospila Snellen, 1880
  • Ophiusa pygospila (Snellen, 1880)
  • Ophiusa sublutea Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Anua sublutea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)

Ophiusa discriminans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Brunei, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1]

The larvae feed on Melaleuca species.[2]

Subspecies

  • Ophiusa discriminans discriminans
  • Ophiusa discriminans sublutea (New Guinea)

Gallery

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (14 August 2012). "Ophiusa discriminans (Walker, 1858)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/discriminans.html. Retrieved 21 January 2019. 
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ophiusa discriminans Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/ophiusini/ophiusini_3_3.php. Retrieved 13 August 2016. 

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