Contracted Datana Moth Datana contracta Walker, 1855    Synonyms: Hodges #7906.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Notodontidae   >   Genus Datana   

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Host plants include oak and chestnut and likely exclude blueberry, elm, hickory, walnut, and witchhazel (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants, Miller et al., 2018, Wagner 2005).

There are 94 records in the project database.

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Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/21/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/19/2017). Determined by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Determined by Hugh McGuinness. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jesse C. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jesse C. via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Allison Burnett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Allison Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Allison Burnett via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/11/2010). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/22/2018). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Charles Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Jane Chandler. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Contracted Datana Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/19/2014). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Contracted Datana Moth caterpillar in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/5/2019). Photo by Tim Friedlander. (MBP list)


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