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Halysidota tessellaris
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. Like many related species, adult moths have chemical defenses acquired from its host plants, in this case, alkaloids.[2][3] Larval behaviors suggest that they are chemically protected; they have not been analyzed for alkaloid content.
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Halysidota tessellaris | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Halysidota |
Species: | H. tessellaris |
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Halysidota tessellaris (J. E. Smith, 1797) | |
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