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Contracted Datana
Datana contracta Walker, 1855
Family: Notodontidae
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 117 verified sightings

Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: ammodramus88
Region: Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: May 16, 2022

Observation date: Aug 21, 2017
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 07, 2022

Observation date: Sep 19, 2020
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022

Observation date: Sep 04, 2018
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Feb 07, 2022

Observation date: Aug 09, 2015
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 29, 2022

Observation date: Jun 27, 2021
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2021

Observation date: Sep 12, 2021
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 13, 2021

Observation date: Aug 10, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021

Observation date: Jun 10, 2021
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2021

Observation date: Jul 22, 2021
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021

Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: CatBarnhardt
Region: Henderson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 12, 2021

Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 06, 2021

Observation date: Jul 14, 2014
Submitted by: Audrey R Hoff
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 18, 2021

Observation date: Jul 26, 2017
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 18, 2021

Observation date: Jul 28, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021

Observation date: Aug 02, 2015
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021

Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020

Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020

Observation date: Aug 13, 2020
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 23, 2020

Observation date: Sep 19, 2020
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020

Observation date: Aug 31, 2020
Submitted by: Terrimmoss
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 31, 2020

Observation date: Aug 07, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020

Observation date: Jul 14, 2020
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020

Observation date: Sep 21, 2018
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Charles County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
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