Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1104839

Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
Datana ministra

Observation date: July 28, 2016
Submitted by: ammodramus88
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This moth was found on a night when we put a sheet with CFL lights out on the deck at Plainsboro Preserve. Rather than coming to the sheet, it landed on the deck near the sheet (the building lights were also on).
Status: Resident
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: June 25, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Partner project: National Moth Week
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Middlesex County