"What a thousand acres of Silphiums looked like when they tickled the bellies of the buffalo is a question never again to be answered, and perhaps not even asked." -Aldo Leopold
Nason’s Slug Moth
Natada nasoni fam. Limacodidae (Hodges#4679)
Host plant(s): northern red oak (Quercus rubra), hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), white oak (Quercus alba)
Date(s) and location(s): 23, 31 Aug, 2025 – Tyson Research Center, St. Louis County, MO
Notes: West of the Mississippi River, this species is rarely found north of the Missouri River.
Nason’s Slug Moth
Natada nasoni fam. Limacodidae
Host plant: Found on oak (Quercus sp.)
Date found: 07, Sep, 2024
Locations Found: Kaintuck Hollow, Phelps County, MO
Notes: Named after William Abbott Nason, American entomologist (1841-1914).
A Thousand Acres of Silphiums 