Spotted Datana Moth Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865    Synonyms: Hodges #7908.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Notodontidae   >   Genus Datana   

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Host plants include Winged Sumac and other sumac species (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants, Miller et al., 2018).

There are 29 records in the project database.

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A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/9/2013). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Spotted Datana Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/16/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Spotted Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Spotted Datana Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Spotted Datana Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Spotted Datana Moth in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/18/2013). (c) Ari Rice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ari Rice via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Spotted Datana Moth collected in Washington Co., Maryland (7/26/1994). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

Spotted Datana Moth caterpillars in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Spotted Datana Moth caterpillar in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)


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