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Ophiusa triphaenoides

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Ophiusa triphaenoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. triphaenoides
Binomial name
Ophiusa triphaenoides
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Ophiodes triphaenoides Walker, 1858
  • Ophiodes cuprea Moore, 1867
  • Ophiusa cuprea (Moore, 1867)

Ophiusa triphaenoides is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indian subregion to China, Taiwan, Thailand, Burma, Sumatra and Borneo. It has also been recorded from Palau.

The larvae feed on Terminalia, Shorea, Syzygium and Pinus species.

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