Chetone histrio

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

Chetone histrio, Boisduval's Tiger, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It was described by 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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