Dysschema mariamne

Dysschema mariamne is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Warren in 1904. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Dysschema mariamne
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dysschema
Species:
D. mariamne
Binomial name
Dysschema mariamne
(Geyer, [1835])[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucharia mariamne Geyer, [1835]
  • Pericopis mariamne f. fenestrata Butler, 1872
  • Pericopis fenestrata Butler, 1872
  • Daritis fenestrata
  • Pericopis fenestrata

Taxonomy

Dysschema mariamne has been considered a synonym of Dysschema thetis. There are two populations involved: one ranging from the south-western United States to north-western Mexico, which has the forewings underside tinged dark grey (these are known as Dysschema howardi), and another, from eastern Mexico to Panama, with the forewings underside tinged orange, known as thetis. However, the lectotype of thetis belongs to the first population, whereas mariamne belongs to the second. It is likely that both populations belong to one species. Further study is needed.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysschema mariamne (Geyer, [1835])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 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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