Contracted Datana Moth (Datana contracta)

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Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Datana (da-TAY-na) (Info)
Species: contracta
Profile:
No positives
2 neutrals
No negatives

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Saint Cloud, Florida
Glouster, Ohio
Summerville, South Carolina

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Neutral DiOhio On Jan 29, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:
Host Plants: Blueberries, chestnut, hickories, oaks, witch-hazel.
Neutral jennash77 On Oct 3, 2007, jennash77 from Saint Cloud, FL wrote:
I just found a Datana contracta caterpillar crawling into my garage in St. Cloud, Florida. We have many oak trees on our lot near the country.
By DiOhio
By DebinSC
By jennash77

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