Pseudophaloe schausii

Pseudophaloe schausii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Pseudophaloe
Species:	P. schausii
Binomial name
	Pseudophaloe schausii; (H. Edwards, 1884)
Synonyms
	Pericopis schausii H. Edwards, 1884; Pseudophaloe schausi; Pericopis schausi; Phaloe verania Druce, 1884; Pseudophaloe verania; Pseudophaloe veranioides Hering, 1925;

Pseudophaloe schausii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1]

The specimens found along the central and western coast of Mexico are slightly smaller and belong to the form veranioides.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Pseudophaloe schausii (H. Edwards, 1884)". 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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