Horama diffissa

Horama Diffissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Horama
Species: H. diffissa
Binomial name
Horama diffissa
Grote, 1866
Synonyms
  • Horamia pretellus Herrich-Schaffer, 1866

Horama diffissa is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found in the countries of Cuba[1] and Haiti.

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

  1. ↑ The Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) from Cuba described by Herrich-Schaffer and Gundlach in the Gundlach Collection, Havana
  2. ↑ A Review of the Genus Horama and Reestablishment of the Genus Poliopastea (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae)


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