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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 » Walnut Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7907 (Datana integerrima)
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100's of caterpillars - Datana integerrima
Copyright © 2010 Shelly Cox

100's of caterpillars - Datana integerrima
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
August 1, 2010
Size: 1 1/2 inches
These caterpillars had ravaged a tree in out timber. There were literally hundreds of them. They were all concentrated in this ball-like mass at the base of the tree. The leaves were striped from tree and I have no idea whet kind of tree it was. Any ideas on the identity of these little munchers?
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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 1 August, 2010 - 2:49pm
Last updated 12 August, 2010 - 8:23pm

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Every image on BugGuide is a link
Did you click on the image we referenced? Then click on Info if you want more information or Images if you want to see more images.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2010 - 6:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes I clicked the image, and
Yes I clicked the image, and they look almost identical. I am going to say Walnut caterpillars is a match
… Shelly Cox, 2 August, 2010 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Any possibility it was a walnut?
You can tell by the dark fractured bark (and the walnuts on the ground under it!) See
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2010 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
There were definitely walnuts
There were definitely walnuts on the ground in this general area. The leaves were completely striped from the tree. I did some looking around on bugguide and asked a couple of insect friends and they are leaning towards walnut caterpillars, I assume you are thinking the same thing?
… Shelly Cox, 1 August, 2010 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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