Biology:Datana integerrima
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Short description: Species of moth
| Walnut caterpillar moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Datana |
| Species: | D. integerrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, 1866
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Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico.
The larvae feed on Carya, Juglans, Salix and Quercus species, Gleditsia triacanthos and some shrubs.[1]
References
- ↑ "Walnut Caterpillar". Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. https://texasinsects.tamu.edu/walnut-caterpillar/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10754134 entry
