Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1412973

Contracted Datana
Datana contracta

Observation date: August 25, 2025
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I was pulling weeds around my porch and this beauty just appeared out of nowhere. It went into the decorative rock border. I picked it up and it went on its way under a piece of driftwood. We have a small yard surrounded by mixed woods...oak, maple, pine, black tupelo, sourwood,beech, hop hornbeam, ect. When I picked it up, it leaned its head way over its back almost doubling over. It stayed that way for probably half a minute then relaxed.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: September 04, 2025
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, West Virginia, Putnam County