Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854)

Moraes, Simeão de Souza, Freitas, André Victor Lucci & Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas, 2025, Illustrated catalogue of Pericopina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) in the Museum of Nature Hamburg – Zoology, Evolutionary Systematics 9 (1), pp. 123-134 : 123-134

Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854)

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Remarks.

Species with a forewing pattern sexually dimorphic, and widespread distribution more concentrated in north of Central America ( Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua), with few records for Costa Rica. Males with slightly chromatic variation. The illustrated specimen is very similar to sympatric Biblis aganisa ( Nymphalidae ) and mimicry cannot be discarded. The association between males and females was proposed by Druce (1885) based on specimens with black and red coloration. Laguerre et al. (2014) reported a gynandromorph specimen consisting of right-side male, with the characteristically black and red coloration, however the left side consists of a tiger pattern very similar to D. aorsa , suggesting that the female may show two completely distinct mimicry phenotypes. The species was reported foraging on Vernonanthura patens (Kunth) H. Rob. ( Young, 1981) .

Material examined.

1 male, Honduras, San Pedro Sula.

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of pericopine moths, dorsal view. A. Calodesma maculifrons (Walker, 1865) (ZMH 0840354); B. Chetone isse (Hübner, [1831]) (ZMH 0840038); C. Chetone kenara (Butler, 1871) (ZMH 0840367); D. Netoche histrio (C. Felder & Felder, 1874) (ZMH 0840040); E. Chetone phaeba Boisduval, 1879 (ZMH 0840368); F. Composia credula (Fabricius, 1775) (ZMH 0840355); G. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), male (ZMH 0840048); H. Dysschema amphissa (Geyer, 1832), female (ZMH 0840049); I. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), male (ZMH 0840352); J. Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840), female (ZMH 0840353); K. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), male (ZMH 0840356); L. Dysschema centenaria (Burmeister, 1878), female (ZMH 0840357); M. Dysschema hilara (Weymer, 1895), male (ZMH 0840043); N. Dysschema leucophaea (Walker, 1854), female (ZMH 0840359); O. Dysschema lycaste (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840045); P. Dysschema marginalis (Walker, 1855), male (ZMH 0840046); Q. Dysschema neda (Klug, 1836), male (ZMH 0840047); R. Dysschema picta (Gue ́ rin-Me ́ neville, 1844), male (ZMH 0840044).