Genus Halysidota

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Remarks · Print References

Banded Tussock Moth - Halysidota tessellaris

Unidentified Caterpillar - Halysidota tessellaris

Whiskered Caterpillar - Halysidota tessellaris

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)

Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)

Subtribe Phaegopterina

Genus Halysidota

Numbers

cinctipes Grote, 1865

davisii Hy. Edwards, 1874

harrisii Walsh, 1864

schausi Rothschild, 1909

tessellaris (J.E. Smith, 1797)

Identification

Halysidota tessellaris and harrisii can be determined by brushing the scales off the terminal end of the abdomen.

Remarks

Identification to species is very complex and for the most part requires dissection. See discussion here.

Print References

Watson, A. 1980. A revision of the Halysidota tessellaris species-group (Halysidota sensu stricto) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 40(1): 1-65

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy, JoAnneRusso
Last updated 11 January, 2019 - 8:26am

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