Biology:Dysschema amphissum

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Short description: Species of moth

Dysschema amphissum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dysschema
Species:
D. amphissum
Binomial name
Dysschema amphissum
(Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Episteme amphissum Geyer, 1832
  • Episteme amphissa
  • Dysschema amphissa
  • Pericopis fenestrata Walker, 1855
  • Pericopis vestalis Butler, 1871
  • Pericopis f. subguttata Walker, 1854

Dysschema amphissum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Geyer in 1832.[1] It is found in south-eastern Brazil , ranging from southern Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, south to Rio Grande do Sul.

Females are diurnal and mimic Actinote species.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15636409 entry