Natada nasoni
Natada nasoni | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Natada |
Species: | N. nasoni |
Binomial name | |
Natada nasoni (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])[1][2] | |
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Natada nasoni, Nason's slug or Nason's slug moth, is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in the United States from Missouri to the Atlantic coast and south to the Gulf of Mexico,[3] Mexico and Costa Rica.
The larvae feed on various smooth-leaved woody plants, including beech, hickory and hornbeam. They are adorned with stinging spines.[4]
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