Natada nasoni

Natada nasoni, Nason's slug or Nason's slug moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in the United States from Missouri to the Atlantic coast and south to the Gulf of Mexico,[3] Mexico and Costa Rica.

Natada nasoni
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Natada
Species:	N. nasoni
Binomial name
Natada nasoni (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])[1][2]
Synonyms
Sisyrosea nasoni Grote, 1876 Limacodes rude H. Edwards, 1882 Perola daona Druce, 1887

The larvae feed on various smooth-leaved woody plants, including beech, hickory and hornbeam. They are adorned with stinging spines.[4]

References

1. "Natada". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
2. "Moth Photographers Group – Natada nasoni – 4679". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
3. "Species Natada nasoni - Nason's Slug - Hodges#4679 - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
4. "Featured Insect - Natada nasoni" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2017.