Halysidota schausi

Halysidota schausi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Halysidota
Species: H. schausi
Binomial name
Halysidota schausi
Synonyms
  • Halysidota mexiconis Strand, 1919
  • Halysidota schausi var. mexiconis Strand, 1919

Halysidota schausi (Schaus' tussock moth) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1909. It is found from Texas and Mexico to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2] It is also found on Martinique and the Lesser Antilles.

Adults are mainly on wing in autumn.[3]

The larvae feed on Cestrum nocturnum.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Halysidota at funet
  3. ↑ Bug Guide
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