Horama pretus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Horama |
Species: | H. pretus |
Binomial name | |
Horama pretus (Cramer, [1777]) | |
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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 Polister major .
The larvae feed on Cassinae xylocarpa .