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10July2011-moth3 - Datana
Copyright © 2011 Steve Pelikan

10July2011-moth3 - Datana
Cincinnati, Tanglewood Preserve, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
July 10, 2011
Size: 2 cm (long)
An especially pretty guy I hope some can name.
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Contributed by Steve Pelikan on 11 July, 2011 - 5:01pm
Last updated 5 August, 2011 - 12:17pm

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… Eric R. Eaton, 5 August, 2011 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Notodontidae: Datana perspicua?
Your specimen may be an example of the Spotted Datana (Hodges #7908). I appears to resemble this Bug Guide image:

… Carl D. Barrentine, 11 July, 2011 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Carl!

Datana for certain, though I'm not convinced I can separate the species. Considering the food plants that are abundant locally and might appeal to something in the genus, (Hickory/Walnut and Rhododendron) one can perhaps narrow it down. But even a family (and especially your genus ID) makes me very happy!
… Steve Pelikan, 12 July, 2011 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

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