Horama panthalon

Horama panthalon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Horama
Species:	N. panthalon
Binomial name
	Horama panthalon; (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
	Zygaena panthalon Fabricius, 1793; Mastigocera tibialis Butler, 1876; Horama serena Schaus, 1924; Horama stoneri Lindsey, 1926; Horama tibialis; Callicarus texanus Grote, 1866;

The Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon) is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. 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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[1] 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