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Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Ophiusini (tribe)/  Ophiusa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guenée, 1852)
Citation:Ophiodes Selenaris Gn.
Original genus:Ophiodes
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852c. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome III.
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Volume:7
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Pagination:232
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9747435
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Ophiusa selenaris (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Syntype unknown MNHN Syntypes, MNHN. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cap de Bonne-Espérence.
Distribution note:

The records of DR Congo (specimen in RMCA,, correct det. D. S. Fletcher but perhaps mistake on label) and Nigeria (Hampson, 1902a: 343) need confimation (see H. Hacker 2019b: 452).

Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Eswatini Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 444
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 452
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Free State Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page TMSA346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 346 (map)
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Western Cape Guenée A. M. 1852c. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome III. page 232
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 444
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Diospyros sp. Ebenaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 348
Ophiusa selenaris (Guenée, 1852) Euclea sp. Ebenaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 348
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Ophiusa anguligera (Strand, 1913) (Strand, 1913) species Misapplied Anua anguligera
Ophiusa feminicolorata (Strand, 1913) (Strand, 1913) species Misapplied Anua feminicolorata
Ophiusa obhaerens Walker, 1858 Walker, 1858 species Synonym Ophiusa obhaerens
Ophiusa selenaria (Strand, 1913) (Strand, 1913) species Misapplied Anua selenaria
Ophiusa welwitschi (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) species Synonym Pseudophia welwitschi