Horama pretus

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Horama pretus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Species:
H. pretus
Binomial name
Horama pretus
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Sphinx pretus Cramer, [1777]
  • Zygaena eunolphus Fabricius, 1787
  • Mastigocera vespina Harris, 1839

Horama pretus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found on the West Indies and in Venezuela.[1]

Adults are thought to be a Müllerian mimic of .

The larvae feed on .

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Horama Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.


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