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]
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Subspecies
- Chetone histrio histrio
- Chetone histrio histrionica Lamas & Grados, 1996
References
- Savela, Markku. "Chetone histrio Boisduval, 1870". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- Moths of the Amazon and Andes
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