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 ...
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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 ...
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