Psychophasma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. Its only species, Psychophasma erosa, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1858. It is found in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.[1][2]
| Psychophasma | |
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| Psychophasma erosa - French Guiana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Psychophasma Butler, 1878 |
| Species: | P. erosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Psychophasma erosa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1858])
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Psychophasma Butler, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Psychophasma erosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.