Dysschema minor

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

Dysschema minor is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vitor Osmar Becker in 2013. It is found in Mexico.[1][2]

The length of the forewings is 26–28 mm for males. The basal half of the forewings is smoky grey and the costa is grey, interrupted by smoky at the middle and before the apex. The costa of the hindwings is ochreous above the cell. The margins are orange.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin minor (meaning little).

References

Savela, Markku. "Dysschema minor Becker, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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] Savela, Markku. "Dysschema minor Becker, 2013". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 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.