Halysidota schausi
| Halysidota schausi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Halysidota |
| Species: | H. schausi
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| Binomial name | |
| Halysidota schausi Rothschild, 1909[1]
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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.[2] It is also found on Martinique and the Lesser Antilles.
Adults are mainly on wing in autumn.[3]
The larvae feed on Cestrum nocturnum.