Halysidota underwoodi, or Underwood's tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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]
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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. underwoodi
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| Halysidota underwoodi Rothschild, 1909
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The species was named after Cecil F. Underwood.[2]
The larvae feed on Acalypha species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota underwoodi (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ Rothschild, L. W. (1909). "Description of some new South American Arctiadae, with notes". Novitates Zoologicae. 16: 284.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.