Horama panthalon
| Horama panthalon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Horama |
| Species: | N. panthalon |
| Binomial name | |
| Horama panthalon (Fabricius, 1793) | |
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The Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in South America, Central America, Mexico, the Antilles and southern United States.
The wingspan is 32–34 mm (1.3–1.3 in). Adults are on wing year round. They mimic a paper wasp (Polistes species).
Subspecies
There are three subspecies:[1]
- Horama panthalon panthalon (Panama, north Colombia, north Venezuela and the Antilles)
- Horama panthalon texana (Grote, 1868) (south Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Mexico and Guatemala)
- Horama panthalon viridifusca (Schaus, 1904) (south Brazil, north Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay)
References
- ↑ Dietz IV, and Duckworth (1976). A Review of the Genus Horama Hübner and Reestablishment of the Genus Poliopastea Hampson (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae). Smithosonian Contributions to Zoology 215
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