Dysschema amphissum

Dysschema amphissum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Geyer in 1832.[1] It is found in south-eastern Brazil, ranging from southern Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, south to Rio Grande do Sul.

Dysschema amphissum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dysschema
Species:
D. amphissum
Binomial name
Dysschema amphissum
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Episteme amphissum Geyer, 1832
  • Episteme amphissa
  • Dysschema amphissa
  • Pericopis fenestrata Walker, 1855
  • Pericopis vestalis Butler, 1871
  • Pericopis f. subguttata Walker, 1854

Females are diurnal and mimic Actinote species.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. Becker, Vitor O. (September 15, 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.


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