Halysidota leda is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique. The habitat consists of hygrophilic (moist) and mesophilic (moderate temperature) areas.
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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. leda
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| Halysidota leda | |
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The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Cecropia and Miconia species.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Halysidota leda leda (Dominica, Guadeloupe)
- Halysidota leda enricoi Toulgoët, 1978 (Windward Islands, Martinique)
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Halysidota leda (Druce, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "Halysidota leda (Druce, 1890)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.