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Notodontidae
930042 – 7911   Datana ranaeceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
             Post-burn Datana
Distribution Data for Datana ranaeceps
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Synonymy:
  • ranaeceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) (Sericaria) - MONA 1983: 7911
  • floridana Graef, 1880 (Datana)
  • palmii Beutenmüller, 1890 (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: 156; pl. A-7, figs. 7-12 (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Datana ranaeceps
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