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Host plants include oak and chestnut and likely exclude blueberry, elm, hickory, walnut, and witchhazel (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018, Wagner 2005).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Nancy Magnusson.
Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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A Contracted Datana Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/19/2017). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Contracted Datana Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Tyler Bell.
Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (6/25/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Emilio Concari.
Contracted Datana Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/11/2010).
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A Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2002).
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A Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2002).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Charles Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/19/2014). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
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Contracted Datana Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/5/2019).
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Source: Wikipedia
Contracted datana | |
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Datana |
Species: | D. contracta
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Binomial name | |
Datana contracta Walker, 1855
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Datana contracta, the contracted datana, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found from Maine to Florida and west to Arkansas and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of blueberries, hickories, oaks, sycamore, and witch-hazel. In Alabama, it has been found on water, laurel and sawtooth oaks.