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title: "Halysidote du pommier"
description: "Halysidota tessellaris — Insectes et araignées. Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/banded-tussock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Halysidote du pommier

> Halysidota tessellaris — Insectes et araignées. Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths.

- Scientific name: *Halysidota tessellaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 70110
- Wikidata: [Q1763125](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763125)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120217)

## Names

- en: Banded Tussock Moth
- es: Polilla pálida de Tussock
- fr: Halysidote du pommier

## Countries with the most observations

US (47168), CA (15556), MX (3)

## Summary

Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. Like many related species, adult moths have chemical defenses acquired from its host plants, in this case, alkaloids. Larval behaviors suggest that they are chemically protected; they have not been analyzed for alkaloid content.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halysidota_tessellaris

## Photo

![Halysidote du pommier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-tussock-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Samuel Paul Galick · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203303520

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-tussock-moth?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).