Datana integerrima
(Redirected from Walnut caterpillar)
| Walnut caterpillar moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Datana |
| Species: | D. integerrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Datana integerrima Grote & Robinson, 1866
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Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on hickory, pecan, Carya and Juglans species.
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