Calidota strigosa

Calidota strigosa, the streaked calidota moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on the Antilles and from the southern United States[1] (from Florida[2] to Arizona) to Central America.

Streaked calidota moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Calidota
Species:
C. strigosa
Binomial name
Calidota strigosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Arctia strigosa Walker, 1855
  • Sychesia strigosa Walker, 1855
  • Halysidota laqueata H. Edwards, 1887
  • Halysidota cubensis Grote, [1866]
  • Calidota jamaicensis Strand, 1919

The wingspan is about 54 mm.

The larvae feed on Guettarda elliptica.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Calidota strigosa (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "930384.00 – 8224 – Calidota laqueata – Streaked Calidota Moth – (Edwards, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Chin-Lee, Alan (August 20, 2008). "Species Calidota laqueata - Streaked Calidota - Hodges#8224". BugGuide. Retrieved September 10, 2019.


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