- Horama panthalon
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Horama panthalon 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Horama Species: N. panthalon Binomial name Horama panthalon
(Fabricius, 1793)Synonyms - Zygaena panthalon Fabricius, 1793
- Mastigocera tibialis Butler, 1876
- Horama serena Schaus, 1924
- Horama stoneri Lindsey, 1926
- Horama tibialis
The Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in most of South America, north to Mexico, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, Texas and Florida.
The wingspan is 32–34 mm. Adults are on wing year round. They mimic a paper wasp (Polistes species).
Subspecies
- Horama panthalon panthalon (Venezuela, Brazil, Antilles)
- Horama panthalon texana (Texas, Mexico, Honduras)
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