A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/1/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). Identification verified by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist and Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 611177 - Psn: 44)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2019).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 764171 - Psn: 54)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 374863 - Psn: 55)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2003).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2003).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2003).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2001).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 650933 - Psn: 125)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 944650 - Psn: 125)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 268338 - Psn: 132)

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/15/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 537893 - Psn: 132)

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/28/2019). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/15/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 537895 - Psn: 135)

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/23/2019). (c) goodloeerin, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 761124 - Psn: 135)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/23/2019). (c) goodloeerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) jraiford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 761118 - Psn: 145)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) jraiford, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/9/2010).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/13/2022). (c) mpsmithluther, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 760303 - Psn: 155)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/13/2022). (c) mpsmithluther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1164065 - Psn: 155)

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Juniata Co., Pennsylvania (8/17/2013).

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Walnut caterpillars in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2014).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2011). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) chipp, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 207669 - Psn: 200)

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) chipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2011). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Bob Cammarata MBP List

Walnut Caterpillar on Black Walnut in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2013).

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/15/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 537897 - Psn: 222)

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Host plants include Black Walnut, other walnut species, and hickory (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018).

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A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2013). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/1/2016). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). Identification verified by Hugh McGuinness/iNaturalist and Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/11/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/23/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2001). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/16/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/28/2019). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/23/2019). (c) goodloeerin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by goodloeerin via iNaturalist.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/1/2019). (c) jraiford, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by jraiford via iNaturalist.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/9/2010). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth larva in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/13/2022). (c) mpsmithluther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by mpsmithluther via iNaturalist.

A Walnut Caterpillar Moth caterpillar in Juniata Co., Pennsylvania (8/17/2013). View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

Walnut caterpillars in Howard Co., Maryland (9/11/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2011). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) chipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Media by chipp via iNaturalist.

Walnut Caterpillar Moth eggs in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/10/2011). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Walnut Caterpillar on Black Walnut in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2013). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Source: Wikipedia

Walnut caterpillar moth

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Datana
Species:	D. integerrima
Binomial name
*Datana integerrima* Grote & Robinson, 1866

Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico.

The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.^{[citation needed]}

The larvae feed on Carya, Juglans, Salix and Quercus species, Gleditsia triacanthos and some shrubs.^[1]

References

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^ "Walnut Caterpillar". Field Guide to Common Texas Insects. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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Taxon identifiers
Datana integerrima	Wikidata: Q10754134 BAMONA: Datana-integerrima BioLib: 695976 BOLD: 17351 BugGuide: 3234 CoL: 6CFS4 EoL: 906848 EPPO: DATAIN GBIF: 1826156 iNaturalist: 218166 IRMNG: 10730667 ITIS: 117513 LepIndex: 63096 MONA: 7907 NatureServe: 2.108589 NCBI: 688590 Open Tree of Life: 4240736

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Walnut Caterpillar Moth

Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, 1866

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