Genus Nadata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Works Cited

interesting red with two small white spots on each side - Nadata gibbosa

Nadata gibbosa (White-Dotted Prominent) - 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.

Works Cited

1.	Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 13 July, 2010 - 10:12pm

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