Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera is an Australian erebid moth with brown and yellow adults that feed on Ficus macrophylla as larvae.

Family
Genus
Ophyx
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852

Ophyx ochroptera is a moth species that belongs to the Erebidae family. It was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This species is found in Australia, with confirmed records from the Australian regions of Queensland and New South Wales. Its natural habitat is rainforest environments. The wingspan of adult Ophyx ochroptera measures approximately 50 mm. Adult individuals of this species are colored brown and yellow. The caterpillar larvae of Ophyx ochroptera feed on the plant Ficus macrophylla.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Ophyx

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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