Datana perspicua

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Datana perspicua
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Datana
Species:
D. perspicua
Binomial name
Datana perspicua
Grote & Robinson, 1865

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]

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The MONA or Hodges number for Datana perspicua is 7908. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Datana perspicua Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  2. 1 2 "Datana perspicua Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  3. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "Datana perspicua, Spotted Datana - Hodges 7908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-29.

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