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Ophiusa (moth)
''Ophiusa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Description Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head and third joint variable in length and longer in female than male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Mid tibia spiny and sometimes hind tibia as well. Tibia fringed with long hair in male. Forewings with somewhat acute apex. The outer margin nearly straight. Hindwings with slightly angled outer margin at vein 2. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, where the first pair or two pairs are rudimentary. Species ''Ophiusa coronata'' Fabricius, 1775 is now placed in ''Thyas ''Thyas'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlin ...'' as '' Thyas coronata''. References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Legendrei
''Ophiusa legendrei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Pierre Viette in 1967. It is found on the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar and in Mozambique. ''Ophiusa legendrei'' is one of the few insects present on Europa Island.''Papillons de la Réunion'': 411. The larvae feed on ''Schinus terebinthifolius''. References Moths described in 1967 Ophiusa Moths of Madagascar Lepidoptera of Mozambique Moths of the Comoros Moths of Réunion Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Despecta
''Ophiusa despecta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') .... It is found in Africa, including Nigeria, Gabon and Príncipe. References * (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , Ophiusa Insects of West Africa Fauna of Gabon Moths of Africa Moths described in 1894 {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Hypoxantha
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents. The expulsion of the ''Oestrimni'' The 4th century Roman poet Rufius Festus Avienius, writing on geographical subjects in ''Ora Maritima'' ("Seacoasts"), a document inspired by a Greek mariners' Periplus, related that the '' Oestriminis'' (''Extreme West'' in Latin) was peopled by the ''Oestrimni'', a people who had been living there for a long time; they had to flee their homeland after an invasion of serpents. These people could be linked to the ''Saephe'' (Saefs) or ''Ophis'' ("People of the Serpents") and the ''Dragani'' ("People of the Dragons"), who came to those lands and built the territorial entity the Greeks termed ''Ophiussa''. The expulsion of the Oestrimni, from ''Ora Maritima:'' The "serpent people" of the semi-mythical Ophiussa in the far west are noted in ancient Greek sources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Hopei
''Ophiusa hopei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') .... It is endemic to Madagascar. References * (1989). ''Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae''. CRC Press. , Ophiusa Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa Moths described in 1833 {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Hituense
''Ophiusa hituense'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and is found in Queensland. The wingspan is 50–60 mm. Gallery image:Ophiusa hituense female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view image:Ophiusa hituense female ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view image:Ophiusa hituense male dorsal.jpg, Male, dorsal view image:Ophiusa hituense male ventral.jpg, Male, ventral view External links Australian CaterpillarsPest and Diseases Images Library Ophiusa Moths described in 1884 {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Grandidieri
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents. The expulsion of the ''Oestrimni'' The 4th century Roman poet Rufius Festus Avienius, writing on geographical subjects in ''Ora Maritima'' ("Seacoasts"), a document inspired by a Greek mariners' Periplus, related that the '' Oestriminis'' (''Extreme West'' in Latin) was peopled by the ''Oestrimni'', a people who had been living there for a long time; they had to flee their homeland after an invasion of serpents. These people could be linked to the ''Saephe'' (Saefs) or ''Ophis'' ("People of the Serpents") and the ''Dragani'' ("People of the Dragons"), who came to those lands and built the territorial entity the Greeks termed ''Ophiussa''. The expulsion of the Oestrimni, from ''Ora Maritima:'' The "serpent people" of the semi-mythical Ophiussa in the far west are noted in ancient Greek sources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Gonoptera
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents. The expulsion of the ''Oestrimni'' The 4th century Roman poet Rufius Festus Avienius, writing on geographical subjects in ''Ora Maritima'' ("Seacoasts"), a document inspired by a Greek mariners' Periplus, related that the '' Oestriminis'' (''Extreme West'' in Latin) was peopled by the ''Oestrimni'', a people who had been living there for a long time; they had to flee their homeland after an invasion of serpents. These people could be linked to the ''Saephe'' (Saefs) or ''Ophis'' ("People of the Serpents") and the ''Dragani'' ("People of the Dragons"), who came to those lands and built the territorial entity the Greeks termed ''Ophiussa''. The expulsion of the Oestrimni, from ''Ora Maritima:'' The "serpent people" of the semi-mythical Ophiussa in the far west are noted in ancient Greek sources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Flavociliata
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents. The expulsion of the ''Oestrimni'' The 4th century Roman poet Rufius Festus Avienius, writing on geographical subjects in ''Ora Maritima'' ("Seacoasts"), a document inspired by a Greek mariners' Periplus, related that the '' Oestriminis'' (''Extreme West'' in Latin) was peopled by the ''Oestrimni'', a people who had been living there for a long time; they had to flee their homeland after an invasion of serpents. These people could be linked to the ''Saephe'' (Saefs) or ''Ophis'' ("People of the Serpents") and the ''Dragani'' ("People of the Dragons"), who came to those lands and built the territorial entity the Greeks termed ''Ophiussa''. The expulsion of the Oestrimni, from ''Ora Maritima:'' The "serpent people" of the semi-mythical Ophiussa in the far west are noted in ancient Greek sources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Finifascia
''Ophiusa finifascia'' Poole, R. W. (1989). ''. CRC Press. , . is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') .... It is found in Africa, including South Africa and the Comores. References Africanmoths: pictures & distribution map Ophiusa Moths of the Comoros Moths of Africa Moths described in 1855 {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Fijiensis
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents. The expulsion of the ''Oestrimni'' The 4th century Roman poet Rufius Festus Avienius, writing on geographical subjects in ''Ora Maritima'' ("Seacoasts"), a document inspired by a Greek mariners' Periplus, related that the '' Oestriminis'' (''Extreme West'' in Latin) was peopled by the ''Oestrimni'', a people who had been living there for a long time; they had to flee their homeland after an invasion of serpents. These people could be linked to the ''Saephe'' (Saefs) or ''Ophis'' ("People of the Serpents") and the ''Dragani'' ("People of the Dragons"), who came to those lands and built the territorial entity the Greeks termed ''Ophiussa''. The expulsion of the Oestrimni, from ''Ora Maritima:'' The "serpent people" of the semi-mythical Ophiussa in the far west are noted in ancient Greek sources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Disjungens
''Ophiusa disjungens'', the guava moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in south-east Asia and the south Pacific, including Thailand, Japan, Tonga and New South Wales and Queensland. The adult is a fruit piercer. Description Similar to '' Ophiusa discriminans'', differs in head and thorax being yellowish grey. Abdomen lack black patch. Forewings yellowish grey without black specks. A maculate line runs beyond the postmedial line. A grey and dark patch beyond the sub-apical spots, and hardly a trace of the patch at anal angle. A dentate sub-marginal line with the area beyond it reddish. Hindwing orange with the black reduced to a submarginal medial patch. Larva pale brownish, with numerous waved longitudinal black lines, between which are black specks series. There are some red between each pair of legs, and a black patch between each pair of prolegs. Small pared dorsal prominences found on 11th somites. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiusa Discriminans
''Ophiusa discriminans'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Brunei, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland. The larvae feed on ''Melaleuca ''Melaleuca'' () is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of '' Leptospermum''). They range in size ...'' species. Subspecies *''Ophiusa discriminans discriminans'' *''Ophiusa discriminans sublutea'' (New Guinea) Gallery image:Ophiusa discriminans female dorsal.jpg, Female, dorsal view image:Ophiusa discriminans female ventral.jpg, Female, ventral view image:Ophiusa discriminans male dorsal.jpg, Male, dorsal view image:Ophiusa discriminans male ventral.jpg, Male, ventral view References Ophiusa Moths described in 1858 {{Catocalini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |