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Halysidota leda

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

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

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

Subspecies

  • Halysidota leda leda (Dominica, Guadeloupe)
  • Halysidota leda enricoi Toulgoët, 1978 (Winward Islands, Martinique)

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    Halysidota leda Wikipedia
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