Halysidota schausi

Short description: Species of moth

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

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

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.

* 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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