Halysidota underwoodi

Halysidota underwoodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Genus: Halysidota
Species: H. underwoodi
Binomial name
Halysidota underwoodi
Rothschild, 1909
Synonyms
  • Halisidota bricenoi Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota schausi meridensis Rothschild, 1909
  • Halysidota cinctipes var. lucia Strand, 1919

Halysidota underwoodi, Underwood's tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1]

The larvae feed on Acalypha species.

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