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Datana moth species

Datana spp.

Description:

These caterpillars were all bunched up together on one twig.

Habitat:

By a stream.

Notes:

Most likely a Datana species

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3 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Identifying the host plant may help figure out which one they are.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

This bunch of caterpillars look like Genus Datana. They can be difficult to ID sometimes but here is a link to the Bug Guide page for the genus:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/236/bgpage...

Anthony8
Anthony8 10 years ago

Does anyone know what kind of butterfly this is?

Anthony8
Spotted by
Anthony8

Lower Salford Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Aug 2, 2013

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