Ormetica contraria

Ormetica contraria is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]

Ormetica contraria
Male Ormetica contraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Ormetica
Species:
O. contraria
Binomial name
Ormetica contraria
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Euchromia contraria Walker, 1854
  • Automolis peruviana Rothschild, 1922

Subspecies

  • Ormetica contraria contraria (Brazil)
  • Ormetica contraria peruviana (Rothschild, 1922) (Peru)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Ormetica contraria (Walker, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Ormetica contraria (Walker, 1854)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 13, 2019.


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