Datana ministra
Appearance
Yellownecked caterpillar | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Datana |
Species: | D. ministra
|
Binomial name | |
Datana ministra | |
Synonyms | |
|
Datana ministra, the yellownecked caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in southern Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, in the south-west it ranges to California.[2]
The wingspan is about 42 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Malus, Quercus, Betula and Salix species.[3]
Subspecies[edit]
- Datana ministra ministra
- Datana ministra californica Dyar, 1890
Gallery[edit]
-
Larva
-
Larva
-
Larva
-
Pupa
References[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Datana ministra.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Wikispecies-logo.svg/34px-Wikispecies-logo.svg.png)
Wikispecies has information related to Datana ministra.