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Ophisma tropicalis

Ophisma tropicalis

(Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ophisma tropicalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 37812
♂  Adult
Mercedes
Corrientes
Argentina
08/21/2013
Juan Domingo Cerutti



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
10874121/08/2013ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia La Huiguerita, MercedesJuan Domingo Cerutti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Ophisma tropicalis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.