Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Similar Halysidota, Lophocampa roseata, Halysidota harrisii, Lophocampa annulosa, Lophocampa argentata | ||
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. It is also found on Martinique and the Lesser Antilles.
Adults are mainly on wing in autumn.
The larvae feed on Cestrum nocturnum.
References
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