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Ophiusa parcemacula

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Ophiusa parcemacula
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. parcemacula
Binomial name
Ophiusa parcemacula
(T.P. Lucas, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Anua parcimacula T.P. Lucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcemacula Lucas, 1891
  • Ophiodes parcimacula Turner, 1902
  • Anua sherlockiensis Strand, 1913
  • Anua sherlockiensis Gaede, 1938

Ophiusa parcemacula is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea, New Caledonia and the northern half of Australia.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Loranthaceae and Melaleuca quinquenervia.


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