Dysschema perplexum

Dysschema perplexum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. perplexum
Binomial name
	Dysschema perplexum; (Schaus, 1910)
Synonyms
	Pericopis perplexum Schaus, 1910; Dysschema perplexa; Pericopis guapa Schaus, 1910; Dysschema guapa;

Dysschema perplexum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Schaus in 1910. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]

It is a highly dimorphic species. Males are semitransluscent white with transverse fasciae and veins heavily marked with dark grey. The forewings of the females are black crossed by two transverse oblique white bands. They have orange hindwings, resembling Chetone species.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Dysschema perplexa (Schaus, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 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 perplexa (Schaus, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 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.