Drexel's Datana Moth Datana drexelii H. Edwards, 1884    Synonyms: Hodges #7904.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Notodontidae   >   Genus Datana   

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Host plants include Deerberry, Northern Highbush Blueberry, Blue Huckleberry, and other heaths, and likely exclude basswood, birch, and sassafras (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018).

There are 55 records in the project database.

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A Drexel's Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/14/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2013). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/10/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2015). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2006). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8//2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8//2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2022). (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Giff Beaton via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/16/2021). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Allison Burnett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth caterpillars in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/1/2019). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/7/2019). (c) cdools11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cdools11 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/8/2019). (c) Andrejs Brolis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Andrejs Brolis via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2018). (c) arlingtonann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by arlingtonann via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/8/2005). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Drexel's Datana Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/21/2004). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). (c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tim Guida via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth caterpillars on Vaccinium in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/28/2016). (c) Danielle Aube, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Danielle Aube via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Drexel's Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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