Dysschema eurocilia

(Dysschema eurocilia)

Description

Dysschema eurocilia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is a common species throughout tropical America, where it has been recorded from the Antilles, Central America (including Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala) and South America (including Paraguay, Brazil, Surinam, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador). It is a and highly variable species, especially the females. The larvae feed on the leaves of Vernonia species and Lepidaploa canescens.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Arctiidae
Genus:Dysschema
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