Natada nasoni
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Natada |
Species: | N. nasoni
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Natada nasoni, Nason's slug or Nason's slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from Missouri to the Atlantic coast and south to the Gulf of Mexico.[3][4]
The larvae feed on various smooth-leaved woody plants, including beech, hickory and hornbeam. They are adorned with stinging spines.[5]
References
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- ^ "Natada". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Natada nasoni – 4679". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Becker & Epstein Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
- ^ "Species Natada nasoni - Nason's Slug - Hodges#4679 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Featured Insect - Natada nasoni" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2017.