Ophisma tropicalis

Ophisma tropicalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae

Ophisma tropicalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in tropical and subtropical America, from the south of the United States to Uruguay, including Brazil, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts, Montserrat, Saint Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia. The larvae feed on Cupania americana.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 4

Sources and credits

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Ophisma tropicalis

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