Chetone histrio

Chetone histrio, or Boisduval's tiger, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870. It is found in Honduras, Guatemala and Peru.[1] The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at elevations between 500 and 2,000 meters on the eastern slopes of the Andes.[2]

Chetone histrio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Chetone
Species:
C. histrio
Binomial name
Chetone histrio
Boisduval, 1870
Synonyms
  • Anthomyza histrio
  • Pericopis f. eugenia Druce, 1897

Subspecies
  • Chetone histrio histrio
  • Chetone histrio histrionica Lamas & Grados, 1996

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Chetone histrio Boisduval, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. Moths of the Amazon and Andes


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