Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Erebidae (Tiger, tussock and owlet moths)
Ophiusa tirhaca (Cramer, 1777)
Green Drab
Synonyms and other combinations:
Phalaena tirhaca Cramer, 1777 [original combination] | 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) |
Classification:
Ophiusa tirhaca belongs to the subfamily Erebinae, tribe Ophiusini.References, further reading, links:
- Arctiinae sp.
- Cerocala sp.
- Dysauxes famula
- Eilema sp.
- Eublemma cochylioides
- Hypena lividalis
- Black Arches
- Blackneck
- Buff Footman
- Burnet Companion
- Buttoned Snout
- Common Footman
- Cotton Looper
- Crimson-speckled Moth
- Dark Crimson Underwing
- Four-dotted Footman
- Four-spotted Footman
- Garden Tiger
- Geometrician
- Green Drab
- Gypsy Moth
- Herald
- Jersey Tiger
- Lesser Belle
- Mother Shipton
- Nine-spotted Moth
- Olive Crescent
- Orange Footman
- Pale Tussock
- Red-necked Footman
- Ruby Tiger
- Scarlet Tiger
- Shaded Fan-foot
- Small Marbled
- Snout
- Straw Dot
- Vapourer
- White Ermine