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title: "Sycamore Tussock Moth"
description: "Halysidota harrisii — Owady i pająki. Halysidota harrisii, the sycamore tiger moth, is a moth belonging to the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sycamore-tussock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sycamore Tussock Moth

> Halysidota harrisii — Owady i pająki. Halysidota harrisii, the sycamore tiger moth, is a moth belonging to the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths.

- Scientific name: *Halysidota harrisii*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 15173
- Wikidata: [Q2620375](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620375)
- iNaturalist taxon: [126397](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126397)

## Names

- en: Sycamore Tussock Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (13395), CA (187), MX (91)

## Summary

Halysidota harrisii, the sycamore tiger moth, is a moth belonging to the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Benjamin Dann Walsh in 1864. It is found in southeastern Canada, the eastern parts of the United States, and northeastern Mexico.

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

## Photo

![Sycamore Tussock Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sycamore-tussock-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: borrower5109 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230882855

## Machine access

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