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Erebidae
930465 – 8287   Horama panthalon (Fabricius, 1793)
             Texas Wasp Moth

© Valerie G. Bugh
Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Zygaena panthalon Fabricius, 1793
Horama panthelon Ferguson & Opler, 2006
Horama serena Schaus, 1924
Horama stoneri Lindsey, 1926
Mastigocera tibialis Butler, 1876
Callicarus texanus Grote, 1867
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.8f; p. 274. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Horama panthalon
© Joshua Rose
Horama panthalon
© Tom Murray
Horama panthalon
© Tom Murray
Horama panthalon
33mm – © Jim Vargo
Horama panthalon
© Giff Beaton LG


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