Biology:Dysschema sacrifica

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Short description: Species of moth

Dysschema sacrifica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dysschema
Species:
D. sacrifica
Binomial name
Dysschema sacrifica
(Hübner, [1831])
Synonyms
  • Eucharia sacrifica Hübner, [1831]
  • Chelonia crucifera Perty, [1833]

Dysschema sacrifica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae, of the family Erebidae. The species first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in Brazil .[1]

In Spanish, this moth is called the mariposa tigre, a name it shares with the butterfly Danaus chrysippus.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13523093 entry