Dysschema boisduvalii

Dysschema boisduvalii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. boisduvalii
Binomial name
	Dysschema boisduvalii; (Hoeven, 1840)
Synonyms
	Glaucopis boisduvalii Hoeven, 1840; Pericopis principalis Jörgensen, 1935; Dysschema principalis; Pericopis regalis Jörgensen, 1935; Dysschema regalis; Pericopis rubripicta Butler, 1872; Daritis trapeziata Walker, 1854; Dysschema trapeziata; Pericopis trapeziata; Mazaeras woodii Butler, 1867; Arctia funeralis Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Dysschema boisduvallii (Hoeven, 1840);

Dysschema boisduvalii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jan van der Hoeven in 1840. It is found in Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil^[1] and Argentina.^[2]

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are white with four blackish dots on the forewings, while females are mostly blackish with the dots on the abdomen reduced.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Vernonia species.

References[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Dysschema boisduvallii (van der Hoeven, 1840)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Becker, Vitor O. (15 September 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 boisduvallii (van der Hoeven, 1840)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[2] Becker, Vitor O. (15 September 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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Dysschema boisduvalii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. boisduvalii
Binomial name
*Dysschema boisduvalii* (Hoeven, 1840)
Synonyms
Glaucopis boisduvalii Hoeven, 1840 Pericopis principalis Jörgensen, 1935 Dysschema principalis Pericopis regalis Jörgensen, 1935 Dysschema regalis Pericopis rubripicta Butler, 1872 Daritis trapeziata Walker, 1854 Dysschema trapeziata Pericopis trapeziata Mazaeras woodii Butler, 1867 Arctia funeralis Herrich-Schäffer, [1856] Dysschema boisduvallii (Hoeven, 1840)