Dysschema intermedium

Dysschema intermedium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. intermedium
Binomial name
	Dysschema intermedium; Becker, 2013

Dysschema intermedium is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vitor Osmar Becker in 2013. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

The length of the forewings is 35 mm for males and 37–40 mm for females. The wings of the males are translucent with irregular dark grey areas, dusted ferruginous underneath. The hindwings have a grey costa, dusted with reddish. Females have dark grey forewings with light whitish areas, dusted with grey. The hindwings are orange red with markings similar to those found on the males.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin intermedium (meaning intermediate).

References

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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[1] 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.