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Hista fabricii

Hista fabricii

( Swainson , 1823)

Family: Castniidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hista fabricii is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Brazil. It mainly occurs in the southern and south-eastern parts of the country, in areas of the Atlantic Forest.

The length of the forewings is 34 mm for males and 42 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to April.

There are some records of larvae foraging in Tillandsia aeranthos, but the food plant is unknown.

Subspecies: 
  • Hista fabricii fabricii (Brazil)
  • Hista fabricii boisduvalii (Walker, 1854) (Brazil)
  • Hista fabricii papagaya (Westwood, 1877) (Brazil)


Etymology: The specific epithet is a tribute to Johan Christian Fabricius (1745-1808).

Source: Wikipedia, article Hista fabricii. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245584103/02/2026BrazilRio Grande do SulFloresta Nacional de S�o Francisco de PaulaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hista fabricii – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.