Horama panthalon

Horama panthalon
File:Horama panthalon - dorsal view.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Horama
Species:	H. 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

Horama panthalon, the Texas wasp moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. 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:

• 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)

External links

• Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Texas Wasp Moth Horama panthalon (Fabricius, 1793)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
• Murray, Tom (December 8, 2013). "Species Horama panthalon - Texas Wasp Moth - Hodges#8287". BugGuide. Retrieved August 28, 2019.