Ophiusa discriminans

Ophiusa discriminans
Ophiusa discriminans male
Ophiusa discriminans female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Ophiusa
Species: O. discriminans
Binomial name
Ophiusa discriminans
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Anua intacta Hampson, 1913
  • Anua keyensis Strand, 1913
  • Anua keyensis Gaede, 1938
  • Ophiusa intacta (Hampson, 1913)
  • Ophiodes discriminans Walker, 1858
  • Pseudophila pygospila (Snellen, 1880)
  • Pseudophia pygospila Snellen, 1880
  • Ophiusa pygospila (Snellen, 1880)
  • Ophiusa sublutea Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Anua sublutea (Bethune-Baker, 1906)

Ophiusa discriminans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Brunei, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and in Australia in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca species.

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