Ophiusa tirhaca

Ophiusa tirhaca, the green drab, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[1] It is found in southern Europe, Africa, Australia and the southern parts of Asia.

Green drab
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. tirhaca
Binomial name
Ophiusa tirhaca
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena tirhaca Cramer, 1777
  • Noctua tirrhaea Fabricius, 1781
  • Noctua vesta Esper, 1789
  • Noctua auricularis Hübner, 1803
  • Ophiodes hottentota Guenée, 1852
  • Ophiodes separans Walker, 1858
  • Anua absens Warren, 1913
  • Anua pura Warren, 1913
  • Anua clementi Swinhoe, 1918
  • Ophiusa vesta (Esper, 1789)
  • Ophiusa auricularis (Hübner, 1803)
  • Ophiusa hottentota (Guenée, 1852)
  • Ophiusa separans (Walker, 1858)
  • Ophiusa clementi (Swinhoe, 1918)
  • Ophiusa tirrhaea (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Ophiusa demarginata Heydemann et al., 1963
  • Ophiusa obscura Pinker & Bacallado, 1978

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on heath, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia terebinthus, Cotinus coggygria, Rhus coriaria, Rhus cotinus, Cistus, Eucalyptus, Osyris, Viburnum and Pelargonium.

  • Female, dorsal view
  • Female, ventral view
  • Male, dorsal view
  • Male, ventral view

References
  1. Savela, Markku (July 6, 2019). "Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 2, 2019.


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