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

Halysidota orientalis
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. orientalis
Binomial name
Halysidota orientalis
Synonyms
  • Halisidota underwoodi orientalis Rothschild, 1909
  • Halisidota underwoodi modalis Dyar, 1912

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Morus alba.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota orientalis (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2019.