Halysidota leda

Species of moth

Halysidota leda

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Erebidae
Subfamily:  | Arctiinae
Genus:  | Halysidota
Species:  |

H. leda

Binomial name
Halysidota leda

(H. Druce, 1890)[1]

Synonyms

* Phoegoptera leda H. Druce, 1890
* Euphalisidota leda

Halysidota leda is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique. The habitat consists of hygrophilic (moist) and mesophilic (moderate temperature) areas.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Cecropia and Miconia species.[2]

## Subspecies[edit]

* Halysidota leda leda (Dominica, Guadeloupe)
* Halysidota leda enricoi Toulgoët, 1978 (Windward Islands, Martinique)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota leda (Druce, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
2. ^ "Halysidota leda (Druce, 1890)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

* Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q13532718
* Wikispecies: Halysidota leda
* GBIF: 1814348
* iNaturalist: 898544
* IRMNG: 11128236
* LepIndex: 42297
* NCBI: 2448099

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