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Notodontidae
930039 – 7908   Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
             Spotted Datana

© Charles S. Lewallen
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • perspicua Grote & Robinson 1865 (Datana) - MONA 1983: 7908; Type locality: Chicago, IL
  • discalis Dyar 1923 (Datana); Type locality: San Diego, CA
  • eileena Dyar 1923 (Datana); Type locality: Washington Mountains, AZ
  • infusa Dyar 1923 (Datana); Type locality: San Diego, CA
  • mesillae Cockerell 1897 (Datana); Type locality: Mesilla, NM
  • opposita Barnes & Benjamin 1927 (Datana); Type locality: Vineyard, UT
  • 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.
    • 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: 151; pl. A-6, figs. 10-24 (order).
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.50f; 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 Moths of North Dakota.
    Datana perspicua
    © Darryl Searcy
    Datana perspicua
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Datana perspicua
    (SW form) LG - © Charles W. Melton
    Datana perspicua
    (SW form) © Salvador Vitanza
    Datana perspicua
    38mm – © Jim Vargo
    Datana perspicua
    40mm – © Jim Vargo
    Datana perspicua
    © Bob Barber LG


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