Halysidota schausi

Species of moth

Halysidota schausi

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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

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1. ^ "930363.00 – 8205.1 – Halysidota schausi – Schaus' Tussock Moth – (Rothschild, 1909)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota schausi (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
3. ^ Rose, Joshua Stuart (July 1, 2009). "Species Halysidota schausi \- Schaus' Tussock Moth - Hodges#8205.1". BugGuide. Retrieved September 17, 2019.

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

Taxon identifiers

Halysidota schausi|

* Wikidata: Q13532709
* Wikispecies: Halysidota schausi
* BAMONA: Halysidota-schausi
* BioLib: 705535
* BugGuide: 217917
* EPPO: HALSSC
* GBIF: 1814359
* iNaturalist: 256891
* IRMNG: 10627680
* ITIS: 938960
* LepIndex: 42310
* MONA: 8205.1
* NCBI: 694595
* Open Tree of Life: 3178267

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