Ophyx ochroptera
Species of moth
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Ophyx ochroptera is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales. The habitat consists of rainforests.
| Ophyx ochroptera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Ophyx |
| Species: | O. ochroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophyx ochroptera Guenée, 1852 | |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are brown and yellow.
The larvae feed on Ficus macrophylla.[1]