Horama diffissa
Horama diffissa is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1866. It is found in Cuba[1] and Haiti.
| Horama diffissa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Horama |
| Species: | H. diffissa |
| Binomial name | |
| Horama diffissa Grote, 1866 | |
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The wingspan is about 33 mm for males and 38–44 mm for females. The forewings are tawny, with an ochreous-yellow spot at the humeral angle. The hindwings are ochreous yellow with a tawny band across the apex and termen.[2]
References
- Becker, Vitor O. (2002). "The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schäffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (2): 349–391. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2012.
- A Review of the Genus Horama and Reestablishment of the Genus Poliopastea (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae)
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