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Notodontidae
930037 – 7906   Datana contracta Walker, 1855
             Contracted Datana

reared - LG - © George Smiley
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • contracta Walker 1855 (Datana) - MONA 1983: 7906
  • 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: 147; pl. A-5, figs. 22-27 (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Datana contracta
    reared - LG - © George Smiley
    Datana contracta
    LG - © Patrick Coin
    Datana contracta
    © Bob Patterson
    Datana contracta
    50mm – © Jim Vargo
    Datana contracta
    © Charles Lewallen


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