Dysschema boisduvalii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Dysschema |
| Species: | D. boisduvalii
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| Dysschema boisduvalii (Hoeven, 1840)
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Dysschema boisduvalii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jan van der Hoeven in 1840. It is found in Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil[1] and Argentina.[2]
Adults are sexually dimorphic.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Vernonia species.
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dysschema boisduvallii (van der Hoeven, 1840)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Becker, Vitor O. (15 September 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.