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Notodontidae
930033 – 7902   Datana ministra (Drury, 1773)
             Yellow-necked Caterpillar
Distribution Data for Datana ministra
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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.
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