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Species Datana ranaeceps - Post-burn Datana - Hodges#7911

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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 Datana
Species ranaeceps (Post-burn Datana - Hodges#7911)
Hodges Number
7911
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Datana ranaeceps (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Sericaria ranaeceps Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Phylogenetic sequence # 930042 (1)
Numbers
Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010) listed 13 species of the genus Datana in America north of Mexico.(1)
Size
Wingspan about 42 mm.
Identification
Dark reddish brown with scattered white scales overlaying the forewing, giving a frosted appearance.

Determined by J. Bolling Sullivan
Range
Maryland to Florida and west to eastern Texas.
Remarks
This species is associated with certain ericaceous shrubs growing in recently burned areas. It can be locally common in such habitats, but fire suppression throughout the 1900s has caused the species to decline dramatically. It is currently found mainly in coastal scrub habitats.
See Also
Datana modesta also found in Florida.
Print References
McDunnough, J., 1918. Dates of issue of the plates of Guérin's Iconographie du Regne Animal (Lepid.). Entomological News, 29(10): 379.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 24 April, 2012 - 6:14pm
Additional contributions by dennepj10, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 24 March, 2023 - 5:13pm

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