Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Ophisma tropicalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ophisma Rank Species | |
Ophisma tropicalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in tropical and subtropical America, from the south of the United States to Uruguay, including Brazil, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Kitts, Montserrat, St. Vincent, Grenada, the Greater Antilles, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia.
The larvae feed on Cupania americana.
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