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Ophisma tecta

Ophisma tecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Schaus in 1894. It is found in South America, including Brazil, French Guiana and Costa Rica.

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Ophisma tecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Ophisma
Species:
O. tecta
Binomial name
Ophisma tecta
Schaus, 1894

Ophisma tecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Schaus in 1894.1 It is found in South America, including Brazil, French Guiana and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

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