Biology:Datana perspicua
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Short description: Species of moth
| Datana perspicua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Datana |
| Species: | D. perspicua
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| Binomial name | |
| Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
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Datana perspicua, the spotted datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.[1][2] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865 and is found in North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Datana perspicua is 7908.[3][4]

Subspecies
- Datana perspicua mesillae Cockerell, 1897
- Datana perspicua opposita Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
- Datana perspicua perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865
References
- ↑ "Datana perspicua Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/132612.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Datana perspicua Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=936763.
- ↑ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Datana perspicua, Spotted Datana - Hodges 7908". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7908.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys, vol. 40, 1–239.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13480736 entry
