''Ophisma'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very ear ...
in 1852.
Species
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Ophisma aeolida''
Druce, 1890
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Ophisma albitermia''
Hampson, 1910
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Ophisma basigutta''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
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Ophisma cuprizonea''
Hampson, 1913
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Ophisma despagnesi''
Guenée, 1852
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Ophisma diatonica''
Möschler, 1880
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Ophisma exuleata''
Möschler, 1883
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Ophisma fulvipuncta''
Schaus, 1911
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Ophisma gravata''
Guenée, 1852
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Ophisma ibona''
Plötz, 1880
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Ophisma lunulifera
''Ophisma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
*''Ophisma aeolida'' Druce, 1890
*''Ophisma albitermia'' Hampson, 1910
*''Ophisma basigutta'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
*''Ophisma ...
''
Walker, 1865
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Ophisma minna''
Guenée, 1852
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Ophisma ningi''
Plötz, 1880
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Ophisma nobilis''
Schaus, 1911
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Ophisma pallescens''
(Walker, 1864)
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Ophisma pyrosticha''
Druce, 1912
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Ophisma sinuata''
Schaus, 1901
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Ophisma tecta''
Schaus, 1894
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Ophisma teterrima''
Hampson, 1913
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Ophisma tropicalis''
Guenée, 1852
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Ophisma turturoides''
Walker, 1858
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Ophisma variata''
Schaus, 1901
References
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Poaphilini
Moth genera
{{Erebinae-stub