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Horama pretus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Horama

Similar
  
Horama panthalon, Drucea, Arctiinae

Horama pretus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1777. It is found on the West Indies and in Venezuela.

Adults are thought to be a Müllerian mimic of Polister major.

The larvae feed on Cassinae xylocarpa.

References

Horama pretus Wikipedia