Halysidota orientalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, the Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Brazil (Para, São Paulo) and possibly Chile.[1]
Halysidota orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Halysidota |
Species: | H. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Halysidota orientalis Rothschild, 1909
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Synonyms | |
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Morus alba.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota orientalis (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.