Kingdom Animalia Family Notodontidae Scientific name Datana contracta Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Datana Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Datana, Butterflies and moths, Peridea angulosa, Datana integerrima, Datana ministra | ||
Datana contracta, the contracted datana, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Maine to Florida west to Arkansas and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of blueberries, hickories, oaks, sycamore, and witch-hazel. In Alabama, it has been found on water, laurel and sawtooth oaks.
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