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moth - Datana angusii
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moth - Datana angusii
Stonefort, Saline County, Illinois, USA
July 12, 2015
Moth attracted to my porch light

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moth - Datana angusii moth - Datana angusii
Contributed by kewell on 12 July, 2015 - 9:16am
Last updated 24 March, 2023 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from Datana.
… Paul Dennehy, 24 March, 2023 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 13 July, 2015 - 1:28am

id
Datana contracta?
… kewell, 12 July, 2015 - 10:39am

Datana
Still can't make any headway in species ID for these though.
… Aaron Hunt, 12 July, 2015 - 9:51am

 
You're not alone
It's easier for me to tell the caterpillars apart, than the adults. The visual differences of adults can be subtle. Datana cats tend to be picky eaters and are best ID'd by food source
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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 July, 2015 - 2:48pm

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