Psychophasma erosa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1858b])

Silva, Karoline M. O., Câmara, Joseleide T. & Teston, José A., 2023, An annotated catalogue of the Phaegopterina (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of state of Maranhão, Brazil, Zootaxa 5285 (1), pp. 1-40 : 26

Psychophasma erosa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1858b])

Type locality. Mex[ico].

Type specimens. Undisclosed number of ♁ syntypes ( NHMUK).

Taxonomic references. Herrich-Schäffer ([1858b]), Walker ([1865]; 1869), Hampson (1901), Rothschild (1910), Watson & Goodger (1986) and Vincent & Laguerre (2014).

Material examined. Brazil, Maranhão: Açailândia , 4°57'14.17"S / 47°30'11.08"W. Light traps, 19–27.xi.1990, V.O. Becker legit, 1 specimen ( VOB) ; Carolina, Cincaró Farm , 7°13'26.74"S / 47°25'51.45"W. Light traps, 17– 22.x.2009, R.O. Souza, F. Limeira-de-Oliveira legit, 1 ♁, 1 ♀ ( CZMA) ; Mirador, Mirador State Park , 6°24'46.97"S / 44°28'47.03"W. Light traps, 20–24.xii.2006, R.O. Souza, J.C. Silva legit, 1 ♀ ( CZMA) ; idem, 11–15.xi.2007, J.C. Silva legit, 1 ♁ ( CZMA) .

Months records in Maranhão. October, November and December.

Geographical records in Brazil. Amapá,Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia (Amazon), Mato Grosso do Sul (Cerrado), São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ( Atlantic Forest ).