Datana integerrima

Datana integerrima
Datana integerrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Datana
Species: D. integerrima
Binomial name
Datana integerrima
Grote & Robinson, 1866

The Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. 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 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on hickory, pecan, Carya and Juglans species.

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