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Genus Natada

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)
Family Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Genus Natada
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Natada 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
This genus has two Nearctic species (1).
Works Cited
1.Nearctica: Nomina Insecta Nearctica
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 27 December, 2005 - 7:54am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 13 July, 2010 - 9:59pm

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