Ophiusa parcemacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern half of Australia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Ophiusa |
Species: | O. parcemacula
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Binomial name | |
Ophiusa parcemacula (T.P. Lucas, 1891)
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The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae feed on Loranthaceae and Melaleuca quinquenervia.
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