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Hemileuca Walker, 1855

Hemileuca Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1199 (key), TS: Phalaena maia Drury
Euchronia Packard, 1864; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 382, TS: Bombyx maia Drury

= ; [NACL, 108]

Pseudohazis Grote & Robinson, 1866; Ann. N.Y. Lyceum Nat. Hist., 8: 377, TS: Saturnia eglanterina Boisduval

= ; [NACL, 108]

Hera Harris, 1869; in Scudder, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 1: 149, TS: Hera chrysocarena Harris

= ; [NACL, 108]

Euleucophaeus Packard, 1872; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 4: 88, TS: Euleucophaeus tricolor Packard

= ; [NACL, 108]

Agryrauges Grote, 1882; Canad. Ent. 14: 215, TS: Euleucophaeus neumoegeni Edwards

= ; [NACL, 108]

Hemileuca ; [SMNA: 103]
Hemileuca (Hemileucini) ; [NACL, 108]
Hemileuca (Hemileucinae) ; [MABL]

Hemileuca tricolor (Packard, 1872)

S.Arizona, SW.New Mexico, Mexico. See [About maps] Euleucophaeus tricolor Packard, 1872; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 4: 89, TL: border of Arizona and Sonora
Hemileuca tricolor [BAMONA]
Hemileuca tricolor [Bruce Walsh]
Hemileuca tricolor ; [NACL, #7727]; [SMNA: 106, pl. 13, pl. 3]; [MABL]

Larva on Cercidium microphyllum, Prosopis juliflora, Acacia greggii, A. constricta [SMNA]

Hemileuca hualapai (Neumoegen, 1883)

Arizona, Mexico. See [About maps] Euleucophaeus hualapai Neumoegen, 1883; , TL: SW.Arizona
Hemileuca hualapai [BAMONA]
Hemileuca hualapai [Bruce Walsh]
Hemileuca hualapai ; [NACL, #7728]; [SMNA: 107, pl. 13, pl. 3]; [MABL]

Larva on Bouteloua, B. curtipendula [SMNA]

Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898

New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas. See [About maps] Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898; , TL: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hemileuca grisea Cockerell, 1914

= ; [NACL, #7729]

Hemileuca suffusa Cockerell, 1914

= ; [NACL, #7729]

Hemileuca oliviae [BAMONA]
Hemileuca oliviae ; [NACL, #7729]; [SMNA: 109, pl. 13, pl. 3]

Larva on Bouteloua oligostachya, B. hirsuta, B. curtipendula, Buchloe dactyloides, Sporobolus airoides, Hilaria cenchroides, Andropogon halli, Lycurus phleoides, Distichlis spicata, Agropyron smithii, Bromus polyanthus, Hordeum jubatum caespitosum

Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773)

-. See [About maps] Buck Moth
Phalaena maia Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 42, index, pl. 24, f. 3, TL: New York
proserpina (Fabricius, 1775)

= ; [NACL, #7730]

Hemileuca lintneri Cockerell, 1914

= ; [NACL, #7730]

Hemileuca maia [BAMONA]
Hemileuca maia [GALEPS]
Hemileuca maia [Bill Oehlke]
Hemileuca maia ; [NACL, #7730]

H. m. maia

E.USA Hemileuca maia ab. lintneri Cockerel, 1914
Hemileuca maia maia ; [SMNA: 111, pl. 14, pl. 3]

Larva on Quercus ilicifolia, Q. virginiana, Q. marilandica, Q. prinoides [SMNA]

Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire, 1979

Texas. See [About maps] Hemileuca maia peigleri Lemaire, 1979; , TL: Ebony Hill Research Station, Bexar Co., Texas
Hemileuca peigleri [BAMONA]
Hemileuca maia peigleri ; [SMNA: 114, pl. 14]
Hemileuca peigleri ; (Nomina Nearctica)

Larva on Quercus fusiformis, Q. havardii, Q. shumardii, Q. texana [SNMA]

Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887

New England, New Hampshire, Maine. See [About maps] New England Buck Moth
Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887; , TL: Norway, Oxford Co., Maine (USA)
Hemileuca obsoleta Reiff, 1910

= ; [NACL, #7732]

Hemileuca lutea Reiff, 1910

= ; [NACL, #7732]

Hemileuca lucina [BAMONA]
Hemileuca lucina ; [NACL, #7732]; [SMNA: 115, pl. 14, pl. 3]

Larva on Quercus, Prunus serotina, Salix, Betula populifolia, Vaccinium [SMNA]

Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872

California, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Manitoba, Saskatchevan. See [About maps] Nevada Buck Moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872; , TL: Dayton, Nevada
Hemileuca latifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

= ; [NACL, #7731]

Hemileuca nevadensis [ALBERTA]
Hemileuca nevadensis [BAMONA]
Hemileuca nevadensis [Bill Oehlke]
Hemileuca nevadensis ; [NACL, #7731]; [SMNA: 117, pl. 15, pl. 3]

Larva on Salix, Populus, Quercus agrifolia? [SMNA]

Hemileuca sp.

Wisconsin, New York. See [About maps] sp.

= ?Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872;
= ?Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887;
= ?maia (Drury, 1773);

Hemileuca sp. ; Pryor, 1998, J. Lep. Soc. 52 (2): 125-138

Larva on Menyanthes trifoliata Pryor, 1998, J. Lep. Soc. 52 (2): 125-138

Hemileuca slosseri Peigler & Stone, 1989

W.Texas. See [About maps] Hemileuca slosseri Peigler & Stone, 1989; , TL: Jayton, Kent Co., Texas
Hemileuca slosseri [BAMONA]
Hemileuca slosseri ; [SMNA: 119, pl. 14, pl. 3]

Larva on Quercus havardii, Q. palustris [SMNA]

Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884

California, Arizona, Nevada. See [About maps] Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884; , TL: valley of Santa Ana River near San Bernardino, California
Hemileuca rickseckeri Watson, 1912

= ; [NACL, #7736]

Hemileuca watsoni Schüssler, 1934

= ; [NACL, #7736]

Hemileuca electra [BAMONA]
Hemileuca electra [Bruce Walsh]
Hemileuca electra electra [Bill Oehlke]
Hemileuca electra ; [NACL, #7736]

Larva on Eriogonum latifolium, E. giganteum, E. fasciculatum [SMNA]

H. e. electra

S.California, Baja California Hemileuca electra electra ; Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 55, f. 2, 16; [SMNA: 122, pl. 16, pl. 3]

Larva on Eriogonun fasciculatum Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 56

H. e. clio Barnes & McDunnough

Arizona Hemileuca electra clio Barnes & McDunnough; , TL: Kingman, Mohave Co., Arizona
Hemileuca electra clio ; Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 56, f. 3-5, 19-21; [NACL, #7736a]; [SMNA: 124, pl. 16]

Larva on Eriogonum fasciculatum [SMNA]

H. e. mojavensis Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995

Mojave deserts (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah) Hemileuca electra mojavensis Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 58, f. 8-10, 17-18, TL: 1.5km W of Phelan, San Bernardino Co., California
Hemileuca electra mojavensis ; [SMNA: 125, pl. 16, pl. 3]

Larva on Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 60

H. e. rubra McElfresh & Tuskes, 1995

Baja California (Vizcaino Desert) Hemileuca electra rubra McElfresh & Tuskes, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 63, f. 11-13, 24-25, TL: Catavina, Baja California, Mexico
Hemileuca electra rubra ; [MABL]

Larva on Tamarix sp.?, Pachycormus discolor?, Fouquieria splendens? Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 69

Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872

Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona. See [About maps] Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872; , TL: border of Arizona and Sonora
Hemileuca yavapai Neumoegen, 1881

= ; [NACL, #7735]

Hemileuca juno [BAMONA]
Hemileuca juno [Bruce Walsh]
Hemileuca juno ; [NACL, #7735]; [SMNA: 127, pl. 13, pl. 3]; [MABL]

Larva on Prosopis glandulosa var. juliflora, P. pubescens [SMNA]

Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robinson, 1868

-. See [About maps] Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robinson, 1868; , TL: Texas
Hemileuca grotei [BAMONA]
Hemileuca grotei ; [NACL, #7733]

H. g. grotei

Texas, New Mexico Hemileuca grotei grotei ; [SMNA: 128, pl. 15, pl. 3]
Hemileuca grotei ; Tuskes, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (1): 27-35

Larva on Quercus fusiformis, Q. texana, Q. marilandica [SMNA]

Hemileuca diana Packard, 1874

Colorado - Arizona. See [About maps] Hemileuca grotei diana Packard, 1874; , TL: Plum Creek, Colorado
Hemileuca diana ; [NACL, #7734]; Tuskes, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (1): 27-35

Larva on Quercus gambelii, Q. emoryi, Q. turbinella [SMNA]

Hemileuca stonei Lemaire, 1993

S.Arizona, N.Mexico (N.Sonora). See [About maps] Hemileuca stonei Lemaire, 1993; , TL: 20 mil S of Sonoita, Parker Canyon Lake Road, 5000ft, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
Hemileuca stonei [BAMONA]
Hemileuca stonei [Bruce Walsh]
Hemileuca stonei ; [SMNA: 131, pl. 15, pl. 3]; [MABL]

Larva on Quercus oblongifolia, Q. emoryi [SMNA]

Hemileuca neumoegeni (Edwards, 1881)

Arizona, Nevada, Utah. See [About maps] Euleucophaeus neumoegeni Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (9) : 171, TL: Prescott, Arizona
Hemileuca neumoegeni [BAMONA]
Hemileuca neumoegeni ; [NACL, #7738]; [SMNA: 132, pl. 13, pl. 3]

Larva on Rhus trilobata, Prunus fasciculata [SMNA]

Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910

California, Arizona, Nevada. See [About maps] Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910; , TL: Reno, Nevada
Hemileuca ilmae Watson, 1910

= Hemileuca burns Watson, 1910; [NACL, #7737]

Hemileuca nigrovenosa Watson, 1910

= ; [NACL, #7737]

Hemileuca conjuncta Watson, 1912

= ; [NACL, #7737]

Hemileuca paradoxa Watson, 1913

= ; [NACL, #7737]

Hemileuca bifasciata Schüssler, 1934

= ; [NACL, #7737]

Hemileuca burnsi [BAMONA]
Hemileuca burnsi [Bill Oehlke]
Hemileuca burnsi ; [NACL, #7737]; [SMNA: 134, pl. 13, pl. 3]

Larva on Tetradymia axillaris, T. glabrata, Dalea, D. fremontii, Prunus fasciculata [SMNA]

Hemileuca chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1943)

W.Texas, SE.New Mexico. See [About maps] Pseudohazi chinatiensis Tinkham, 1943; , TL: Shafter, Chinati Mts., Texas
Hemileuca conwayae Peigler, 1985; Nachr.bl. Ent. Ver. Apollo 2: (113-124)

= ; [SMNA, 135]

Hemileuca conwayae [BAMONA]
Hemileuca chinatiensis ; [NACL, #7739]; [SMNA: 135, pl. 18, pl. 3]

Larva on Mimosa lindheimeri, M. borealis, M. biuncifera, Forestiera angustifolia, Ephedra nevadensis aspera, Rhus aromatica flabelliformis, R. microphylla, Mahonia trifoliata, Krameria parviflora [SMNA]

Hemileuca griffini Tuskes, 1978

N.Arizona, S.Utah. See [About maps] Hemileuca griffini Tuskes, 1978; , TL: 6mi SW of Mexican Hat, San Juan Co., Utah
Hemileuca griffini [BAMONA]
Hemileuca griffini ; [NACL, #7740]; [SMNA: 137, pl. 18, pl. 3]

Larva on Coleogyne ramosissima, Ephedra? [SMNA]

Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852)

-. See [About maps] Saturnia eglanterina Boisduval, 1852; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 323, TL: bank of San Joaquin River, California
denudata (Neumoegen, 1891)

= ; [NACL, #7744]

boisduvali (Oberthür, 1912)

= ; [NACL, #7744]

harrisi (Oberthür, 1914)

= ; [NACL, #7744]

Hemileuca eglanterina [ALBERTA]
Hemileuca eglanterina [BAMONA]
Hemileuca eglanterina ; [NACL, #7744]

H. e. eglanterina

California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, N.Utah? Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina ; [SMNA: 138, pl. 17, 18, pl. 3]

Larva on Ceanothus, Cercocarpus betuloides, Prunus emarginata, Ribes, Symphoricarpos, Purshia tridentata, Amelanchier alnifolia, Rosa, Rhamnus, Holodiscus discolor, Salix, Quercus lobata, Pyracantha [SMNA]

H. e. shastaensis (Grote, 1880)

N.California, S.Oregon (Klamath Co., Jackson Co.) eglanterina shastaensis (Grote, 1880); , TL: Mount Shasta, Siskiyou Co., California
normalis (Dyar & Cockerell, 1914)

= ; [NACL, #7744a]

Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis ; [NACL, #7744a]; [SMNA: 140, pl. 17, pl. 3]

Larva on Purshia tridentata [SMNA]

H. e. annulata Ferguson, 1971

Wyoming, Colorado, Utah Hemileuca eglanterina annulata Ferguson, 1971; , TL: Bottle Creek Camp, 7mi SW of Encampment, 8800ft, Carbon Co., Wyoming
Hemileuca eglanterina annulata ; [NACL, #7744b]; [SMNA: 141, pl. 17, pl. 4]

Larva on Purshia tridentata, Cercocarpus betuloides, Symphoricarpos [SMNA]

Hemileuca nuttalli (Strecker, 1875)

SE.British Columbia - E.Washington - E.Oregon - NE.California, Idaho, Nevada, N.Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, NW.New Mexico. See [About maps] Pseudohazis nuttalli Strecker, 1875; , TL: Rocky Mountains, head of Snake River
arizonensis (Strecker, 1878)

= ; [NACL, #7743]

washingtonensis (Medlar, 1944)

= ; [NACL, #7743]

Hemileuca nuttalli [BAMONA]
Hemileuca nuttalli [Bill Oehlke]
Hemileuca nuttalli ; [NACL, #7743]; [SMNA: 143, pl. 17, pl. 3]

Larva on Purshia tridentata, Symphoricarpos, Ribes cereum, Chamaebatiaria millefolium? [SMNA]

H. n. uniformis (Cockerell, 1914)

Hemileuca nuttalli uniformis ; [NACL, #7743a]

Hemileuca hera (Harris, 1841)

-. See [About maps] Sagebrush Sheep Moth
Saturnia hera Harris, 1841; , TL: near or among Rocky Mountains
Hemileuca pica Walker, 1855

= ; [NACL, #7741]

Hera chrysocarena Harris, 1869; in Scudder, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 1: 149, TL: Rocky Mountains

= ; [NACL, #7741]

Hemileuca hera [ALBERTA]
Hemileuca hera [BAMONA]
Hemileuca hera ; [NACL, #7741]

H. h. hera

Great Basin Hemileuca hera hera ; [SMNA: 145, pl. 18, pl. 4]

Larva on Artemisia tridentata, Lupinus, Eriogonum [SMNA], Artemisia tripartita Hampton, 2002, J. lep. Soc. 56 (3): 173-176

H. h. marcata (Neumoegen, 1891)

S.Oregon (Klamath Co.) Pseudohazis hera marcata Neumoegen, 1891; Canad. Ent. 23: (145-146), TL: Klamath Co., Oregon
gunderi (Hill, 1924)

= ; [NACL, #7741a]

Hemileuca hera marcata ; [NACL, #7741a]; [SMNA: 147, pl. 18]

Larva on Artemisia tridentata [SMNA]

Hemileuca magnifica (Rotger, 1948)

N.Colorado, N.New Mexico. See [About maps] Pseudohazis magnifica Rotger, 1948; , TL: about 3mi E of Mesita, Costilla Co., Colorado
Hemileuca magnifica ; [NACL, #7742]
Hemileuca hera magnifica ; [SMNA: 148, pl. 18, pl. 4]

Larva on Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia filifolia [SMNA]

Hemileuca dyari (Draudt, 1930)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca dyari ; [MABL]

Hemileuca lares (Druce, 1897)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca lares ; [MABL]

Hemileuca lex (Druce, 1897)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca lex ; [MABL]

Hemileuca mania (Druce, 1897)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca mania ; [MABL]

Hemileuca marillia Dyar, 1911

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca marillia ; [MABL]

Hemileuca mexicana (Druce, 1887)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Metanastria mexicana Druce, 1887; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera: 201. pl. 21, f. 9-10, TL: Mexico
Hemileuca mexicana ; [MABL]

Hemileuca numa (Druce, 1897)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca numa ; [MABL]

Hemileuca peninsularis Lemaire, 1993

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca peninsularis ; [MABL]

Hemileuca rubridorsa Felder, 1874

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca rubridorsa ; [MABL]

Hemileuca sororia (Edwards, 1881)

Mexico, ...?. See [About maps] Hemileuca sororia ; [MABL]

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References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[Bill Oehlke]

Saturniidae; e-mail: Bill Oehlke; http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/oehlkew

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[MABL]

Manuel A. Balcázar Lara; Palomillas de México

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[SMNA]

Tuskes, Paul M., Tuttle, James P., Collins, Michael M.; The wild silk moths of North America

Some related literature:

Boisduval, 1852

Lépidoptères de la Californie Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 275-324

Drury, 1773

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 90pp, 50pls

Edwards, 1881

A new and remarkable bombycid moth from Arizona Papilio 1 (9) : 171-172

Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1887

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490 3: pl. 1-101

Hampton, 2002

A hostplant extension for Hemileuca hera hera (Saturniidae: Hemileucinae): Threetip Sagebrush (Artemisia tripartita Rydb.) J. lep. Soc. 56 (3): 173-176

Neumoegen, 1891

About Pseudohazis and its variations Canad. Ent. 23: 145-146

Packard, 1864

Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. (1 & 2) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 97-130 331-396

Packard, 1872

New American moths; Zygaenidae and Bombycidae Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 4: ?

Peigler, 1985

Description, distribution, and biology of a new Hemileuca from western Texas and southern New Mexico Nachr.bl. Ent. Ver. Apollo 2: 113-124

Pryor, 1998

Life history of the Bog Buck Moth in New York State J. Lep. Soc. 52 (2): 125-138

Tuskes, 1986

Biology and immature stages of Hemileuca diana and H. grotei J. Lep. Soc. 40 (1): 27-35

McElfresh & Tuskes, 1995; Tuskes & McElfresh, 1995

The biology and distribution of Hemileuca electra populations in the United States and Mexico, with description of two new subspecies J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1): 49-71

Walker, 1855

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854) 2: 279-581 (1854) 3: 582-775 (1855) 4: 776-976 (1855) 5: 977-1258 (1855) 6: 1259-1508 (1855) 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

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