Dysschema eurocilia

Dysschema eurocilia is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is a common species throughout tropical America,[1] where it has been recorded from the Antilles, Central America (including Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala) and South America (including Paraguay, Brazil, Suriname, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador).[2]

Dysschema eurocilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dysschema
Species:	D. eurocilia
Binomial name
Dysschema eurocilia (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
Phalaena eurocilia Cramer, 1777 Pericopis anadema Druce, 1907 Dysschema anadema Chetone aorsa Boisduval, 1870 Dysschema aorsa Pericopis bivittata Walker, 1854 Dysschema bivittata Pericopis daphne Druce, 1885 Dysschema daphne Pericopis disjuncta Walker, 1856 Pericopis flavimedia Monte, 1933 Dysschema flavimedia Pericopis fulgorata Butler, 1871 Dysschema fulgorata Dysschema hypoxantha Hübner, 1818 Pericopis leonina Butler, 1872 Dysschema leonina Sericaria leptoptera Perty, [1833] Dysschema leptoptera Pericopis molesta Hering, 1925 Pericopis nigrivenata Hering, 1925 Dysschema nigrivenata Pericopis parviflava Hering, 1926 Dysschema parviflava Pericopis postflava Hering, 1926 Dysschema postflava Pericopis sibylla Butler, 1873 Pericopis unxia Druce, 1910 Dysschema unxia Pericopis hodeva Druce, 1910 Dysschema hodeva Pericopis heliconissa Strand, 1921 Dysschema heliconissa Pericopis lucretia Butler, 1876 Dysschema lucretia Pericopis eurocilia f. melaina Hering, 1925 Pericopis eurocilia f. obscurata Hering, 1925 Pericopis rhea Druce, 1910 Dysschema rhea Pericopis irene f. splendidissima Hering, 1925 Dysschema irene Pericopis staudingeri Druce, 1910 Phalaena zerbina Stoll, 1790 Pericopis melini Bryk, 1953 Dysschema hypoxantha melini

It is a highly variable species, especially the females.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Vernonia species and Lepidaploa canescens.

References

1. 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.
2. Savela, Markku. "Dysschema eurocilia (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2019.