Datana ministra

Yellownecked caterpillar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Datana
Species:
D. ministra
Binomial name
Datana ministra
(Drury, 1773)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ministra Drury, 1773
  • Datana ruficollis Walker, 1862

Datana ministra, the yellownecked caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southern Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, in the south-west it ranges to California.[2]

The wingspan is about 42 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Malus, Quercus, Betula and Salix species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Datana ministra ministra
  • Datana ministra californica Dyar, 1890
  • Larva
    Larva
  • Larva
    Larva
  • Larva
    Larva
  • Pupa
    Pupa

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Moths of North Dakota
  3. ^ BugWood


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