Pseudoscada erruca

Pseudoscada erruca is a South-American species of brush-footed butterfly in the tribe Ithomiini.[2] It was described in 1855 by William Chapman Hewitson as Ithomia erruca.[1][2]

Pseudoscada erruca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Pseudoscada
Species:
P. erruca
Binomial name
Pseudoscada erruca
(Hewitson, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ithomia erruca Hewitson, 1855
  • Episcada burmeisteri Köhler, 1929
  • Hypoleria arpi Zikán, 1935
  • Greta polissena breviala Bryk, 1953

Distribution

The type locality of Pseudoscada erruca is Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.[1][2] It also occurs in Argentina.[1]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Pseudoscada". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudoscada erruca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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