| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Phaegopterini |
Halysidota tessellaris (J. E. Smith 1797)
| Common name: Banded tussock moth/ Pale
tussock moth.
Hodges #: 8203. Identification: Rfw 19.3 mm, fw transverse shades finely outlined in black; posterior edge of ptagiae, mesal edge of tegulae, and a median line on mesonotum turquoise blue. Similar species: 8129, 8211, 8214, 9449, 9450. Distribution: southern Canada and U.S. except Pacific coast. Hosts: larvae have been reported from a variety of deciduous trees: Alnus-- alder, Betula-- birch, Fraxinus-- ash, Juglans-- walnut, Quercus-- oaks, Salix-- willow, Tilia-- basswood.
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ND, McLean Co., Garrison Local Training Area, 11 mi WSW Garrison. 47 36 25 N. Lat, 101 33 57 W Long. Hg/UV lt. 28- VI- 2002. coll. G. Fauske.
MN, Beltrami Co., 27- VI- 2002, pic. Loren Oslie. |
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