Moth Photographers Group – Datana ministra

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Notodontidae

930033 – 7902 Datana ministra (Drury, 1773)

Yellow-necked Caterpillar

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Distribution:	Canada: NS to SK; USA: ME south to FL and west to WY and eastern TX. (Miller et al. 2018)
Similar Species:	Datana californica Dyar, 1890 is found in the Pacific Northwest south to San Luis Obispo Co., CA. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	ministra (Drury, 1773) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7902 ruficollis Walker, 1862 (Datana)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 141; pl. A-5, figs. 1-3 (order).
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.54m; p. 249. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.