Kingdom Animalia Family Limacodidae Genus Natada Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Natada, Prolimacodes badia, Butterflies and moths, Lithacodes fasciola, Apoda biguttata | ||
Natada nasoni, Nason's slug or Nason's slug moth, is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in the United States from Missouri to the Atlantic coast and south to the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on various smooth-leaved woody plants, including beech, hickory and hornbeam. They are adorned with stinging spines.
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