Biology:Halysidota schausi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Halysidota schausi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Halysidota |
| Species: | H. schausi
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| Binomial name | |
| Halysidota schausi Rothschild, 1909
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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.
Wikidata ☰ Q13532709 entry
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