A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/9/2013).
A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
A Spotted Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Spotted Datana Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Spotted Datana Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spotted Datana Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/18/2013). (c) Ari Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Spotted Datana Moth collected in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/1994).
Spotted Datana Moth caterpillars in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
A Spotted Datana Moth caterpillar in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
Spotted Datana Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Host plants include Winged Sumac and other sumac species (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants, Miller et al., 2018).
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A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/9/2013).
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A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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A Spotted Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Spotted Datana Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Spotted Datana Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spotted Datana Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/18/2013). (c) Ari Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Spotted Datana Moth collected in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/1994).
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Spotted Datana Moth caterpillars in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Tyler Bell.
A Spotted Datana Moth caterpillar in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Spotted Datana Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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| Datana perspicua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Datana |
| Species: | D. perspicua
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| Binomial name | |
| Datana perspicua | |
Datana perspicua, the spotted datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865 and is found in North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Datana perspicua is 7908.[3][4]
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Subspecies
[edit]- Datana perspicua mesillae Cockerell, 1897
- Datana perspicua opposita Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
- Datana perspicua perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
References
[edit]- ^ "Datana perspicua Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ a b "Datana perspicua Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "Datana perspicua, Spotted Datana - Hodges 7908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- 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
[edit]- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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