Ophiusa parcemacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern half of Australia.

Ophiusa parcemacula
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. parcemacula
Binomial name
Ophiusa parcemacula
(T.P. Lucas, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Anua parcimacula T.P. Lucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcemacula Lucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcimacula Turner, 1902
  • Anua sherlockiensis Strand, 1913
  • Anua sherlockiensis Gaede, 1938

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Loranthaceae and Melaleuca quinquenervia.

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