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Erebidae
930360 – 8203   Halysidota tessellaris (Smith, 1797)
             Banded Tussock Moth

© Nolie Schneider
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • 8204 Halysidota harrisii - dissection, DNA or larva required
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Phalaena tessellaris Smith, 1797
Halesidota antiphola Walsh, 1864
Halisidota antipholella Strand, 1919
Halisidota oslari Rothschild, 1909
Halesidota tesselaroides Strand, 1919
Halysidota tessellata Guérin-Méneville, 1832
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 48.16m; p. 272. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Halysidota tessellaris
© Machele White
Halysidota tessellaris
© Bob Patterson
Halysidota tessellaris
© John Himmelman
Halysidota tessellaris
© Jerry Armstrong
Halysidota tessellaris
© Nolie Schneider
Halysidota tessellaris
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Halysidota tessellaris
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Halysidota tessellaris
43mm – © Jim Vargo
Halysidota tessellaris
© Martha Reinhardt

Halysidota tessellaris
© Bob Moul

Halysidota tessellaris
© Canadian National Collection LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© Charles Lewallen

Halysidota tessellaris
© Henning von Schmeling

Halysidota tessellaris
© Henning von Schmeling

Halysidota tessellaris
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© Lynette Schimming

Halysidota tessellaris
© Martha Reinhardt

Halysidota tessellaris
© Howell Curtis

Halysidota tessellaris
© Yurika Alexander LG


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