Kingdom Animalia Family Notodontidae Genus Datana Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Datana, Butterflies and moths, Datana integerrima, Datana contracta, Peridea angulosa |
Yellow necked caterpillar datana ministra
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.
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- Yellow necked caterpillar datana ministra
- This may be datana ministra drury caterpillars on a river birch tree
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The wingspan is about 42 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Malus, Quercus, Betula and Salix species. Young larvae skeletonise the leaves of their host plant. Later, they feed on all of the leaf except the leaf stalk. They feed in groups. The larvae are yellowish and black striped and covered with fine, white hairs. The head is black. Full-grown larvae are about 50 mm long. Mature larvae drop to the soil to pupate underground, where they spend the winter.
This may be datana ministra drury caterpillars on a river birch tree
Subspecies
References
Datana ministra Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA