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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Phalerinae » Datana
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large larva - Mushpauk lakeshore - Datana
Copyright © 2022 J. Burke Korol

large larva - Mushpauk lakeshore - Datana
Mushpauk Lake, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 17, 2022
Size: 4 cm
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Contributed by J. Burke Korol on 10 November, 2022 - 9:35pm
Last updated 23 December, 2022 - 5:32pm

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Moved from ID Request. According to MONA Fascicle 22.1A, D. drexelii and D. ministra caterpillars look very similar and both species are possible at this location. Please check with the person that identified this as ministra and ask how they were able to rule out drexelii.
… Steve Morris, 23 December, 2022 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be
one of the Datana
… john and jane balaban, 10 November, 2022 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Datana ID
Thanks. I was recently informed by an expert that this is Datana ministra
… J. Burke Korol, 11 November, 2022 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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