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Dysschema sacrifica

Dysschema sacrifica

(Hübner, 1831)

Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Dysschema sacrifica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae, of the family Erebidae. The species first described by Jacob Hübner in 1831. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.

In Spanish, this moth is called the mariposa tigre, a name it shares with the butterfly Danaus chrysippus.

Source: Wikipedia, article Dysschema sacrifica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Species photographs

Count: 124

Foto
Photography ID: 689989
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
04/25/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 689773
  Adult

Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
04/25/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 677597
  Adult

Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/14/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 677322
  Adult

Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/11/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 676795
  Adult

Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
12/22/2025
Néstor Trossero
Foto
Photography ID: 659365
 
San Casimiro
Aragua
Venezuela
11/12/2025
Clara Savelli
Foto
Photography ID: 659334
  Adult

Villa Giardino
Córdoba
Argentina
02/02/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 647517
  Adult

Barranqueras
Chaco
Argentina
06/03/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 637210
  Adult

San Miguel del Monte
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/27/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 635662
  Larva

Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/03/2025
Pablo Richter
Foto
Photography ID: 629318
  Adult

Piriápolis
Maldonado
Uruguay
04/02/2025
Enrico H. Vicentini
Foto
Photography ID: 623674
  Larva

Ciudad Tarariras
Colonia
Uruguay
01/31/2025
Luis Mier



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Species videos

Count: 1


Video ID: 2351
  Larva

Funes
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/28/2017
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti


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Species records

Count: 147



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247114917/05/202616:56ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte3Gustavo Fernando Durán
246875510/05/202617:23ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246871210/05/202614:10ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246558104/05/202617:21ArgentinaSanta FeDoctor Esteban Laureano Maradona s/n, Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246530904/05/202610:02ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Natural Urbana del Oeste, Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246504003/05/202616:27ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte5Gustavo Fernando Durán
246460803/05/202612:34ArgentinaSanta FeRuta sin nombrar1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246372801/05/202612:16ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar, Diamante1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246368301/05/202611:11ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta sin nombrar, Diamante2Gustavo Fernando Durán
246275926/04/202616:50ArgentinaSanta FeSan Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Dysschema sacrifica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 05/09/2026.