Drexel's Datana Moth
Datana drexelii H. Edwards, 1884
Drexel's Datana Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7259
Synonyms
Hodges #7904 
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61 Records

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Host plants include Deerberry, Northern Highbush Blueberry, Blue Huckleberry, and other heaths, and likely exclude basswood, birch, and sassafras (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018).

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Datana drexelii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Datana
Species:
D. drexelii
Binomial name
Datana drexelii
H. Edwards, 1884

Datana drexelii, or Drexel's datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Datana drexelii is 7904.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Datana drexelii Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Datana drexelii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "Datana drexelii, Drexel's Datana - Hodges 7904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  • Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1-239.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.