Histioea cepheus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Trinidad, Suriname and Venezuela.[1]

Histioea cepheus
llustration of: Histioea cepheus (as syn. Glaucopis cepheus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Histioea
Species:
H. cepheus
Binomial name
Histioea cepheus
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx cepheus Cramer, [1779]
  • Histioea monticola Klages, 1906
  • Histioea cepheus oculea Draudt, 1915
  • Histioea taperinhae Draudt, 1931

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Histioea Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.