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title: "Walnut Caterpillar Moth"
description: "Datana integerrima — Insects & spiders. Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/walnut-caterpillar-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Walnut Caterpillar Moth

> Datana integerrima — Insects & spiders. Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth,  is a moth of the  family Notodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Datana integerrima*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 13606
- Wikidata: [Q10754134](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10754134)
- iNaturalist taxon: [218166](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/218166)

## Names

- en: Walnut Caterpillar Moth
- es: Gusano de la hoja del nogal

## Countries with the most observations

US (7086), CA (1144), MX (25)

## Summary

Datana integerrima, the walnut caterpillar moth,  is a moth of the  family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario, through most of the Eastern States west to Minnesota and south to northern Mexico.
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on Carya, Juglans, Salix and Quercus species, Gleditsia triacanthos and some shrubs.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datana_integerrima

## Photo

![Walnut Caterpillar Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/walnut-caterpillar-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: casey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/60187091

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/walnut-caterpillar-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).