4 moths named Ophiusa tirhaca on the hause wall by Theo
4 moths named Ophiusa tirhaca on the hause wall by Theo
Ophiusa tirhaca, the green drab, is a moth of the family Erebidae.
Etymology meaning
Ophiussa, also spelled Ophiusa, is the ancient name given by the ancient Greeks to what is now Portuguese territory near the mouth of the river Tagus. It means Land of Serpents.
The larvae feed on heath, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia terebinthus, Cotinus coggygria, Rhus coriaria, Rhus cotinus, Cistus, Eucalyptus, Osyris, Viburnum and Pelargonium.There are quite a few of them in the area.
ophis=όφις(ancient word for snake)=φίδι=snake
Etymologie (Namenserklärung)
tirrhaea: „Bewohnerin von Tyrrhenia, dem alten Etrurien, woselbst die Art häufig ist.“
SPULER 1 (1908: 312R) Lepiforum.de
Greece Chalkidiki
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