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Notodontidae 930039 – 7908   Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865              Spotted Datana

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Anacardiaceae.  Host genera: Arctostaphylos Cotinus Malosma Rhus.  Host extended: leaves (Wagner 2005).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865 (Datana) - MONA 1983: 7908; TL: Chicago, IL. discalis Dyar, 1923 (Datana); TL: San Diego, CA. eileena Dyar, 1923 (Datana); TL: Washington Mountains, AZ. infusa Dyar, 1923 (Datana); TL: San Diego, CA. mesillae Cockerell, 1897 (Datana); TL: Mesilla, NM. opposita Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 (Datana); TL: Vineyard, UT.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2018. Drepanoidea, Doidae; Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part): Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, Cerurinae, Phalerinae, Periergosinae, Dudusinae, Hemiceratinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1A: 151; pl. A-6, figs. 10-24 (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 33.50f; p. 249. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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