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Genus Nadata

Green Caterpillar - Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent - Nadata oregonensis White-dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa Nadata gibbosa (J.E. Smith) - Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent, eggX - Nadata gibbosa
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Phalerinae
Genus Nadata
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Nadata Walker, 1855
Explanation of Names
The names of at least three moth genera, Datana (Notodontidae), Nadata, (Notodontidae), and Natada (Limacodidae) are anagrams. These genera were named by Francis Walker in 1855, and perhaps only he knew which came first!
Numbers
Nearctica (1) lists 2 species: gibbosa and oregonensis.