Chetone histrio
| Chetone histrio | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Chetone |
| Species: | C. histrio |
| Binomial name | |
| Chetone histrio Boisduval, 1870 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chetone histrio, Boisduval's Tiger, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It was described by Boisduval in 1870. It is found in Honduras, Guatemala and Peru.[1] The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at elevations between 500 and 2,000 meters on the eastern slopes of the Andes.[2]
Subspecies
- Chetone histrio histrio
- Chetone histrio histrionica Lamas & Grados, 1996
References
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