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Horama panthalon

Horama panthalon

(Fabricius, 1793)

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

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Horama panthalon, the Texas wasp moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in South America, Central America, Mexico, the Antilles and southern United States.

The wingspan is . Adults are on wing year round. They mimic a paper wasp (Polistes species).

Subspecies: There are three subspecies:
  • Horama panthalon panthalon (Panama, north Colombia, north Venezuela and the Antilles)
  • Horama panthalon texana (Grote, 1868) (south Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Mexico and Guatemala)
  • Horama panthalon viridifusca (Schaus, 1904) (south Brazil, north Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay)

Source: Wikipedia, article Horama panthalon. 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
209949110/05/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCamping Tunas, San Jaime de la FronteraPablo Bruni
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Horama panthalon – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.