Ophiusa cancellata

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Ophiusa cancellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species:
O. cancellata
Binomial name
Ophiusa cancellata
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms

Ophiusa cancellata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in subtropical Africa, and it is known from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and Zambia.[1]

It looks similar to Ophiusa melaconisia but with yellow rear wings, wingspan is 40–44 mm.[2]

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