Datana perspicua

Datana perspicua, the spotted datana, is a species of prominent moth in the family Notodontidae.^[1][2] It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865 and is found in North America.^[2]

Datana perspicua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Datana
Species:	D. perspicua
Binomial name
Datana perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865

The MONA or Hodges number for Datana perspicua is 7908.^[3][4]

Subspecies

• Datana perspicua mesillae Cockerell, 1897
• Datana perspicua opposita Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
• Datana perspicua perspicua Grote & Robinson, 1865