Ophiusa legendrei
Appearance
Ophiusa legendrei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Ophiusa |
Species: | O. legendrei
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Binomial name | |
Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1967
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Ophiusa legendrei is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1967. It is found on the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar and in Mozambique.[1]
Ophiusa legendrei is one of the few insects present on Europa Island.[2]
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolius.
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Ophiusa legendrei Viette, 1966". Afromoths. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ Papillons de la Réunion: 411.