Dysschema perplexum

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Dysschema perplexum
Dysschema perplexum.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
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[]

  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.


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