Dysschema amphissum explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 5, 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 . The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera . 46 . 53–66 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105327/http://www.lepidopteraresearchfoundation.org/journals/46/jrl_46_53_66.pdf . December 24, 2013 . dead.

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