Martinique, Fonds St Denis, Deux Choux, 17-VI-1985

Halysidota leda (Druce, 1890)

Arctiidae Arctiinae

Detail of the tegulae

ssp. leda: Guadeloupe

ssp. enricoi: Martinique

Biology and distribution

Polyphagous larva, found on Cecropia and Miconia (Pinchon and Enrico). Easy to rear with lettuce.

Guadeloupe (H. l. leda) and Martinique (H. l. enricoi): common in hygrophilic and mesophilic zones.

Dominica: type specimen of H. l. leda Druce.
Endemic from the Lesser Antilles.

Legend

Pheromone

The sex pheromone produced by the female moths (H. l. leda) has been described (Descoins et al., 1989, C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, III, 309: 577-581.). It consists of:

• (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-heneicosatriene: 8%
• (Z,Z)-6,9-tricosadiene: 6%
• (Z,Z,Z)-3,6,9-pentacosatriene: 4%
• (Z,Z)-6,9-pentacosadiene: 2%
• (cis)-9,10-epoxy-(Z,Z)-3,6-heneicosadiene: 80%

Similar species

Pseudamastus alsa lalannei (Martinique)
Pseudamastus alsa alsa (Guadeloupe)