Halysidota leda

Halysidota leda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
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]

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