Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831

Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831

Dysschema sacrifica is a moth in Erebidae, described 1831, found in Brazil and Uruguay, called mariposa tigre in Spanish.

Family
Genus
Dysschema
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dysschema sacrifica Hübner, 1831

Dysschema sacrifica is a species of moth that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae within the family Erebidae. Jacob Hübner first described this species in 1831. It can be found in Brazil and Uruguay. In Spanish, this moth is known as mariposa tigre, a common name that is also used for the butterfly Danaus chrysippus.

Photo: (c) Patricio A. Mantinian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Patricio A. Mantinian · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Dysschema

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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