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Halysidota cinctipes (Florida Tussock Moth)

Wikipedia Abstract

Halysidota cinctipes, the Gartered Halysidota or Florida Tussock Moth, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It was described by Grote in 1865. It is found on Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and in Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. The range possibly extends through Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama to Venezuela, Brazil and Peru. The wingspan is about 42 mm. The larvae feed on Coccoloba floridana, Coccoloba uvifera, Hibiscus species and possibly Trema micrantha.
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Prey / Diet

Coccoloba diversifolia (pigeon plum)[1]
Coccoloba uvifera (seagrape)[1]
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (chinese hibiscus)[1]
Talipariti elatum (mahoe)[1]
Trema micrantha (Jamaican nettletree)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0