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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. thetis
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| Dysschema thetis (Klug, 1836)
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Dysschema thetis, the northern giant flag moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1836. It is found from the south-western United States to north-western Mexico.[1]
The wingspan is 85–95 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Asteraceae species.[3]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dysschema thetis (Klug, 1836)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "930358.00 – 8040 – Dysschema howardi – Northern Giant Flag Moth – (Edwards, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (November 4, 2015). "Species Dysschema howardi - Northern Giant Flag Moth - Hodges#8040". BugGuide. Retrieved September 6, 2019.