Halysidota Schausi

Halysidota schausi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Halysidota
Species:	H. schausi
Binomial name
	Halysidota schausi; Rothschild, 1909
Synonyms
	Halysidota mexiconis Strand, 1919; Halysidota schausi var. mexiconis Strand, 1919;

Short description: Species of moth

Halysidota schausi, or Schaus' tussock moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909.^[1] 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

↑ "930363.00 – 8205.1 – Halysidota schausi – Schaus' Tussock Moth – (Rothschild, 1909)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8205.1. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota schausi (Rothschild, 1909)". https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/halysidota/#schausi. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
↑ Rose, Joshua Stuart (July 1, 2009). "Species Halysidota schausi - Schaus' Tussock Moth - Hodges#8205.1". http://bugguide.net/node/view/217917. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.

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[1] "930363.00 – 8205.1 – Halysidota schausi – Schaus' Tussock Moth – (Rothschild, 1909)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8205.1. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Halysidota schausi (Rothschild, 1909)". https://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/halysidota/#schausi. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

[3] Rose, Joshua Stuart (July 1, 2009). "Species Halysidota schausi - Schaus' Tussock Moth - Hodges#8205.1". http://bugguide.net/node/view/217917. Retrieved September 17, 2019.