Natada nasoni

Short description: Species of moth

Natada nasoni

Larva
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Limacodidae

Genus:  |

Natada

Species:  |

N. nasoni

Binomial name
Natada nasoni

(Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])[1][2]

Synonyms

* Sisyrosea nasoni Grote, 1876
* Limacodes rude H. Edwards, 1882

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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1. ↑ "Natada". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/zygaenoidea/limacodidae/natada/index.html. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
2. ↑ "Moth Photographers Group – Natada nasoni – 4679". http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4679. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
3. ↑ Becker & Epstein Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
4. ↑ "Species Natada nasoni - Nason's Slug - Hodges#4679 - BugGuide.Net". http://bugguide.net/node/view/39745. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
5. ↑ "Featured Insect - Natada nasoni". http://www.entsoc.org/PDF/Pubs/Periodicals/AE/AE-2006/Winter/insect.pdf. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

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