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Ophiusa tirhaca, the green drab, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[1] It is found in southern Europe, Africa, Australia and the southern parts of Asia.

Green drab
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Ophiusa
Species:	O. tirhaca
Binomial name
Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
Phalaena tirhaca Cramer, 1777 Noctua tirrhaea Fabricius, 1781 Noctua vesta Esper, 1789 Noctua auricularis Hübner, 1803 Ophiodes hottentota Guenée, 1852 Ophiodes separans Walker, 1858 Anua absens Warren, 1913 Anua pura Warren, 1913 Anua clementi Swinhoe, 1918 Ophiusa vesta (Esper, 1789) Ophiusa auricularis (Hübner, 1803) Ophiusa hottentota (Guenée, 1852) Ophiusa separans (Walker, 1858) Ophiusa clementi (Swinhoe, 1918) Ophiusa tirrhaea (Fabricius, 1781) Ophiusa demarginata Heydemann et al., 1963 Ophiusa obscura Pinker & Bacallado, 1978

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on heath, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia terebinthus, Cotinus coggygria, Rhus coriaria, Rhus cotinus, Cistus, Eucalyptus, Osyris, Viburnum and Pelargonium.

Gallery

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  Female, dorsal view
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  Female, ventral view
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  Male, dorsal view
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  Male, ventral view

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ophiusa tirhaca.

• African Moths
• Ophiusa tirhaca in France
• Lepiforum e.V.

На других языках

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- [en] Ophiusa tirhaca

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[ru] Совка фисташковая

Совка фисташковая[1] (лат. Ophiusa tirhaca) — вид бабочек из семейства Erebidae.

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