''Datana perspicua'', the spotted datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family
Notodontidae.
It was described by
Augustus Radcliffe Grote and
Coleman Townsend Robinson
Coleman Townsend Robinson (12 January 1838 – 1 May 1872) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
He wrote Grote, A.R., & Robinson, C.T. 1867–1868. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera – Nos 1–3.
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in 1865 and is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Datana perspicua'' is 7908.][Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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Subspecies
* ''Datana perspicua mesillae'' Cockerell, 1897
* ''Datana perspicua opposita'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
* ''Datana perspicua perspicua'' Grote & Robinson, 1865
References
* Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys'', vol. 40, 1–239.
Further reading
* Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press.
External links
''Butterflies and Moths of North America''
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Datana perspicua''
Notodontidae
Moths described in 1865
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Taxa named by Coleman Townsend Robinson
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