Halysidota leda

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Halysidota leda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Halysidota
Species:
H. leda
Binomial name
Halysidota leda
(Druce, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phoegoptera leda Druce, 1890
  • Euphalisidota leda

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.[2]

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ Halysidota at funet
  2. ^ Lepidoptera of French Antilles


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