Datana
Encyclopedia
Datana is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family.
Species
- Datana ministraDatana ministraThe Yellownecked Caterpillar is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in southern Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, in the south-west it ranges to California....
(Drury, 1773) - Datana angusii Grote & Robinson, 1866
- Datana drexelii Hy. Edwards, 1884
- Datana majorDatana majorThe Major Datana or Azalea Caterpillar is a moth of the Notodontidae family. 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...
Grote & Robinson, 1866 - Datana contractaDatana contractaThe Contracted Datana is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from Maine to Florida west to Arkansas and Wisconsin.The wingspan is 35-50 mm....
Walker, 1855 - Datana integerrimaDatana integerrimaThe Walnut Caterpillar Moth is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico....
Grote & Robinson, 1866 - Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
- Datana robusta Strecker, 1878
- Datana modesta Beutenmüller, 1890
- Datana ranaeceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
- Datana diffidens Dyar, 1917
- Datana neomexicana Doll, 1911
- Datana chiriquensis Dyar, 1895