Dysschema innominatum

Dysschema innominatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. innominatum
Binomial name
	Dysschema innominatum; Becker, 2013

Dysschema innominatum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vitor Osmar Becker in 2013. It is restricted to southern Brazil, ranging from northern Rio Grande do Sul, to the mountains of Rio de Janeiro.[1]

The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm for males. The forewings have a black pattern. The hindwings are bordered by black with enclosed white dots between the cells and bordered with red internally.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin innominatus (meaning nameless).

References

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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[1] 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.