| Ophiusa cancellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ophiusa |
| Species: | O. cancellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophiusa cancellata (Saalmüller, 1891)
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Ophiusa cancellata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, and it is known from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zambia.
It looks similar to Ophiusa melaconisia but with yellow rear wings, wingspan is 40–44 mm.
References
- ^ Afromoths.net
- ^ Adalbert Seitz Band 15: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die afrikanischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, page 226
