Ophiusa (moth)

Ophiusa
Ophiusa legendrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Ophiusini
Genus: Ophiusa
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Anua Walker, 1858
  • Hemachra Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Meropis Hübner, 1818
  • Ophiogenes Reichenbach, 1817
  • Stenopis Mabille, 1880
  • Peranua Berio, 1959
  • Subanua Berio, 1959
  • Trichanua Berio, 1954
  • Perophiusa Berio, 1959

Ophiusa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.[1]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 21, 2019.