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Halysidota underwoodi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Halysidota
Species:	H. underwoodi
Binomial name
Halysidota underwoodi Rothschild, 1909
Synonyms
Halisidota bricenoi Rothschild, 1909 Halisidota schausi meridensis Rothschild, 1909 Halysidota cinctipes var. lucia Strand, 1919

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.

The species was named after Cecil F. Underwood.

The larvae feed on Acalypha species.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Halysidota underwoodi (Rothschild, 1909)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
2. 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.

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