''Datana'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
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Datana ministra''
(Drury, 1773)
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Datana angusii''
Grote & Robinson, 1866
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Datana drexelii''
H. Edwards, 1884
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Datana major''
Grote & Robinson, 1866
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Datana contracta''
Walker, 1855
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Datana integerrima
''Datana integerrima'', the walnut caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico.
The wingspan is 3 ...
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Grote & Robinson, 1866
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Datana perspicua''
Grote & Robinson, 1865
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Datana robusta''
Strecker, 1878
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Datana modesta''
Beutenmüller, 1890
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Datana ranaeceps''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
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Datana diffidens''
Dyar, 1917
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Datana neomexicana''
Doll, 1911
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Datana chiriquensis''
Dyar, 1895
References
Notodontidae
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