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Oedebasis ovipennis

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Species of moth

Oedebasis ovipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Oedebasis
Species: O. ovipennis
Binomial name
Oedebasis ovipennis
Hampson, 1902

Oedebasis ovipennis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Mozambique, Seychelles and Réunion.

Male: Head, thorax and abdomen are reddish brown mixed with black, forewings pale red brown irrorated (speckled) with black. Hindwings pale fuscous brown.

Female: Vertex of thorax white, abdomen whitish.

Their wingspan is 30 mm.

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Hampson, G. F. 1902. "The moths of South Africa (Part II)". - Annals of the South African Museum 2: page 352
Taxon identifiers
Oedebasis ovipennis


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