Chetone histrio

(Chetone histrio)

Description

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. The habitat consists of rainforests and cloudforests at elevations between 500 and 2,000 meters on the eastern slopes of the Andes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Arctiidae
Genus:Chetone
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