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Nason's Slug Moth

Natada nasoni

2,368 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 27, February 33, March 30, April 48, May 48, June 101, July 58, August 22, September 29, October 28, November 22, December 25.
United States2,373
North Carolina364
Alabama263
Virginia201
Georgia192
Maryland184
Tennessee138
South Carolina134
Mississippi122
West Virginia118

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilySlug Caterpillar Moths · Limacodidae
GenusNatada

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