Halysidota underwoodi
| Halysidota underwoodi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Halysidota |
| Species: | H. underwoodi |
| Binomial name | |
| Halysidota underwoodi Rothschild, 1909 | |
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Halysidota underwoodi, Underwood's Tussock Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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.