| 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 .