Calidota strigosa

Streaked calidota moth
Scientific 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;

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.

The wingspan is about 54 mm.

The larvae feed on Guettarda elliptica.^[3]

References

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

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