Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pericopis howardi
Daritis howardi
Explanation of Names
Flag Moth is a common name coined for the subfamily Pericopinae by Hogue (1993)
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No other species of Dysschema ranges as far nroth as Dysschema howardi.
Numbers
This is the only species of Dysschema that occurs in our region though a second species may have strayed once from Mexico. There are some 90 (!) species of Dysschema, mostly in South America.
Range
West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Northwestern Mexico.
See Also
Mariamne's Giant Flag Moth - Texas Ento - Mike Quinn
Print References
Cary, S.J. 2002. Winslow L. Howard: pioneer New Mexico naturalist. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 56(2): 49-52.
Cary, S.J., & R. Holland. 2002. Francis H. Snow's New Mexico butterfly collections. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 56(3): 151-161.
Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon. 2003. Pub. 3: Checklist of Big Bend National Park. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. (treats 1300 species, 12 color plates).
Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon. 2003. Pub. 7: Checklist of Davis Mountains, TX. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. (treats 1100 species, 10 color plates).
McFarland, N. 1961. Notes on the early stages of Daritis (howardi?) (Pericopidae) from Cameron Peak, New Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 15(3): 172-174.
