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Dysschema thetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Dysschema
Species:
D. thetis
Binomial name
Dysschema thetis
(Klug, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Euprepia thetis Klug, 1836
  • Pericopis thetis
  • Daritis thetis var. howardi Edwards, 1887
  • Dysschema howardi

Dysschema thetis, the Northern Giant Flag Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from the south-western United States to north-western Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is 85–95 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.[3]

Taxonomy

Dysschema thetis and Dysschema mariamne have historically been regarded as synonyms; however, the lectotype of thetis belongs to the same population historically known as D. howardi, therefore making these two synonyms, while mariamne is the correct name for the more southern species.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dysschema at funet
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa
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