Horama is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Euchromiina |
| Genus: | Horama Hübner, [1819] |
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Species
edit- Horama diffissa Grote, 1866
- Horama grotei Butler, 1876
- Horama margarita McCabe, 1992
- Horama oedippus (Boisduval, 1870)
- Horama panthalon (Fabricius, 1793) – Texas wasp moth
- Horama pennipes (Grote, 1866)
- Horama plumipes (Drury, 1773)
- Horama pretus (Cramer, [1777])
- Horama rawlinsi McCabe, 1992
- Horama tarsalis Walker, 1856
- Horama zapata Dietz & Duckworth, 1976
Former species
edit- Horama clavipes (Boisduval, 1870)
References
edit- Dietz, R.E., IV; Duckworth, W.D. 1976: A review of the genus Horama Hübner and reestablishment of the genus Poliopastea Hampson (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, (215) abstract and pdf
- Lafontaine, J.D.; Schmidt, B.C. 2010: Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1–239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
- McCabe, T.L. 1992: Caribbean Horama (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Ctenuchinae) with new species and notes on mimicry. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 94 (2): 243–248. BHL
External links
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- Savela, Markku. "Horama Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 18, 2019.