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 |
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| Natada nasoni (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])[1][2] | |
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Nason's Slug or Nason's Slug Moth (Natada nasoni) is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found 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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