About Halysidota cinctipes Grote, 1865
Halysidota cinctipes, commonly called the gartered halysidota or Florida tussock moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865. Confirmed distribution includes Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the U.S. states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. Its possible range may extend through Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama, as far south as Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru. The wingspan of this moth is around 42 millimeters. Its larvae feed on Coccoloba floridana, Coccoloba uvifera, and species in the genus Hibiscus; they may also feed on Trema micrantha.
