Halysidota orientalis

Halysidota orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Halysidota
Species: H. orientalis
Binomial name
Halysidota orientalis
Rothschild, 1909
Synonyms
  • Halisidota underwoodi orientalis Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota underwoodi modalis Dyar, 1912

Halysidota orientalis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by 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]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Morus alba.

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