Major Datana Moth
Datana major Grote & Robinson, 1866
Major Datana Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7260
Synonyms
Azalea Caterpillar Moth  Hodges #7905 
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32 Records

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Status

Occurs in "[b]ogs, acid swamps, barrens, woodlands from Kansas to southeastern Ohio and New Jersey south to Florida and Texas" (Wagner, 2005)

Relationships

Host plants include Deerberry, Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum), azalea, Fetterbush, Leatherleaf, Maleberry, Staggerbush, and other heaths, but possibly not other Vaccinium species (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018, Wagner 2005).

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

Datana major, the major datana or azalea caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Maryland to Florida, west to Kansas and Arkansas.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. Normally, there is one generation per year, although there may be a partial second generation in the southern part of the range.

The larvae mainly feed on Rhododendron and Andromeda polifolia.

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