Ophisma tecta
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Ophisma |
Species: | O. tecta
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Binomial name | |
Ophisma tecta Schaus, 1894
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Ophisma tecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Schaus in 1894.[1] It is found in South America, including Brazil, French Guiana and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
References
[edit]- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.