Dysschema hilarum

Dysschema hilarum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Weymer in 1895. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Dysschema hilarum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dysschema
Species:
D. hilarum
Binomial name
Dysschema hilarum
(Weymer, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Thebrone hilarum Weymer, 1895
  • Dysschema hilara
  • Pericopis biformis Schaus, 1901
  • Thebrone hilarina Weymer, 1914
  • Dysschema hilarina
  • Thebrone hilarina f. fulva Weymer, 1914
  • Pericopis hilara f. mutata Hering, 1925

It is a variable species. The ground colour of the hindwings is pale yellow to purple, ranging to nearly all brown in females.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysschema hilara (Weymer, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 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" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.


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