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Ophyx pseudoptera

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Species of moth

Ophyx pseudoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophyx
Species: O. pseudoptera
Binomial name
Ophyx pseudoptera
(Lower, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hamodes pseudoptera Lower, 1903
  • Pseudophyx pratti Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Pseudophyx callipepla Bethune-Baker, 1916
  • Clytomorpha psilozona Turner, 1932

Ophyx pseudoptera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Papua (including Roon Island, Supiori, Biak Island), Papua New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The habitat consists of lowland areas.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ophyx pseudoptera (Lower 1903)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  2. De Vos, Rob & Zilli, Alberto. "Ophyx pseudoptera (Lower, 1903) | The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Ophyx pseudoptera


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