Dysschema tricolora is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Sulzer in 1776, and spelled tricolora,[1] though many subsequent authors have misspelled the name as tricolor (e.g. [2]). It is found in Suriname, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.[3]

Dysschema tricolora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Dysschema
Species:
D. tricolora
Binomial name
Dysschema tricolora
(Sulzer, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Noctua tricolora Sulzer, 1776
  • Phalaena aglaura Cramer, [1779]
  • Pericopis turbida Hübner, 1819
  • Pericopis lunifera Butler, 1871
  • Pericopis buckleyi Druce, 1910
  • Pericopis tricolor [sic] albisarta Prout, 1920
  • Pericopis evanescens Hering, 1925
  • Pericopis f. guaranitica Jörgensen, 1932
  • Pericopis f. obscurata Reich, 1934
  • Pericopis romani Bryk, 1953
  • Dysschema buckleyi (Druce, 1910)
  • Dysschema evanescens (Hering, 1925)
  • Dysschema lunifera Butler, 1871
  • Dysschema tricolor Auctt. (misspelling)
  • Dysschema tricolor obscurata (Reich, 1934)
  • Dysschema tricolor guaranitica (Jörgensen, 1932)
  • Tetrisia tricolor (Sulzer, 1776)

Subspecies edit

  • Dysschema tricolora tricolora (Suriname, Bolivia, Paraguay)
  • Dysschema tricolora romani (Bryk, 1953) (Brazil)

References edit

  1. ^ "Dr. Sulzers Abgekürtze Geschichte der Insecten. Nach dem Linaeischen System". 1776.
  2. ^ BiolIb
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dysschema tricolora (Sulzer, 1776)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 6, 2020.