Halysidota schausi

Halysidota schausi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Halysidota
Species: H. schausi
Binomial name
Halysidota schausi
Rothschild, 1909[1]
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.

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