Nadata

Walker, 1855

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Nadata is a of prominent moths in the Notodontidae, established by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains at least two North American : Nadata gibbosa and Nadata oregonensis. These are notable as for certain , particularly thread-waisted wasps in the genus Ammophila.

Nadata gibbosa 5 by CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. Used under a CC0 license.Nadata gibbosa larva head by Photograph created by Keegan Morrison (Keegstr on en.wikipedia) using a Nikon D90 with the Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Macro lens.. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.Nadata gibbosa JdW by Jeremy deWaard, University of British Columbia. Used under a CC BY 3.0 license.

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How to pronounce Nadata: /nəˈdɑːtə/

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Distribution

North America. Distribution records exist for Vermont and other parts of the United States.

Ecological Role

for . The caterpillars of Nadata gibbosa have been documented as prey for the thread-waisted wasp Ammophila procera, which provisions its nests with paralyzed caterpillars.

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Species composition

The includes Nadata gibbosa (J. E. Smith, 1797), commonly known as the White-dotted Prominent , and Nadata oregonensis Butler, 1881.

Parasitoid associations

Nadata gibbosa caterpillars are among the known for Ammophila procera, a large thread-waisted wasp that hunts caterpillars to provision underground nests.

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