Halysidota cinctipes

Halysidota cinctipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Halysidota
Species: H. cinctipes
Binomial name
Halysidota cinctipes
Grote, 1865

Halysidota cinctipes, the gartered halysidota or Florida tussock moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. It is found on Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and in the US states of Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. The range possibly extends through Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama to Venezuela, Brazil and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 42 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Coccoloba floridana, Coccoloba uvifera, Hibiscus species and possibly Trema micrantha.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Halysidota cinctipes (Grote, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. "930364.00 – 8202 – Halysidota cinctipes – Florida Tussock Moth – (Grote, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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