Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Bombycoidea
Saturniidae
Hemileucinae
- Hemileuca Walker, 1855
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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
Pseudohazis Grote & Robinson, 1866; Ann. N.Y. Lyceum Nat. Hist., 8: 377, TS: Saturnia eglanterina Boisduval
Hera Harris, 1869; in Scudder, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 1: 149, TS: Hera chrysocarena Harris
Euleucophaeus Packard, 1872; Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. 4: 88, TS: Euleucophaeus tricolor Packard
Agryrauges Grote, 1882; Canad. Ent. 14: 215, TS: Euleucophaeus neumoegeni Edwards
Hemileuca ; [SMNA: 103]
Hemileuca (Hemileucini) ; [NACL, 108]
Hemileuca (Hemileucinae) ; [MABL]
The tricolor species-group
tricolor ; [SMNA, 104]
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]
New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas. See [About maps]
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898; , TL: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hemileuca grisea Cockerell, 1914
Hemileuca suffusa Cockerell, 1914
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
The maia species-group
maia ; [SMNA, 104]
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
Hemileuca lutea Reiff, 1910
Hemileuca lucina [BAMONA]
Hemileuca lucina ; [NACL, #7732]; [SMNA: 115, pl. 14, pl. 3]
Larva on
Quercus,
Prunus serotina,
Salix,
Betula populifolia,
Vaccinium [SMNA]
Hemileuca artemis Packard, 1893
= Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872; [NACL, #7731]; [SMNA, 117]
Hemileuca artemis [BAMONA]
Hemileuca artemis ; (Nomina Nearctica)
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
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]
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
The electra species-group
electra ; [SMNA, 104]
California, Arizona, Nevada. See [About maps]
Hemileuca electra Wright, 1884; , TL: valley of Santa Ana River near San Bernardino, California
Hemileuca rickseckeri Watson, 1912
Hemileuca watsoni Schüssler, 1934
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]
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
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]
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
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
The grotei species-group
grotei ; [SMNA, 104]
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]
The burnsi species-group
burnsi ; [SMNA, 104]
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
Hemileuca conjuncta Watson, 1912
Hemileuca paradoxa Watson, 1913
Hemileuca bifasciata Schüssler, 1934
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]
The chinatiensis species-group
chinatiensis ; [SMNA, 104]
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)
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]
The eglanterina species-group
eglanterina ; [SMNA, 104]
-. See [About maps]
Saturnia eglanterina Boisduval, 1852; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 323, TL: bank of San Joaquin River, California
denudata (Neumoegen, 1891)
boisduvali (Oberthür, 1912)
harrisi (Oberthür, 1914)
Hemileuca eglanterina [ALBERTA]
Hemileuca eglanterina [BAMONA]
Hemileuca eglanterina ; [NACL, #7744]
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]
N.California, S.Oregon (Klamath Co., Jackson Co.)
eglanterina shastaensis (Grote, 1880); , TL: Mount Shasta, Siskiyou Co., California
normalis (Dyar & Cockerell, 1914)
Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis ; [NACL, #7744a]; [SMNA: 140, pl. 17, pl. 3]
Larva on
Purshia tridentata [SMNA]
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]
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)
washingtonensis (Medlar, 1944)
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]
-. See [About maps]
Sagebrush Sheep Moth
Saturnia hera Harris, 1841; , TL: near or among Rocky Mountains
Hemileuca pica Walker, 1855
Hera chrysocarena Harris, 1869; in Scudder, Occ. Pap. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 1: 149, TL: Rocky Mountains
Hemileuca hera [ALBERTA]
Hemileuca hera [BAMONA]
Hemileuca hera ; [NACL, #7741]
S.Oregon (Klamath Co.)
Pseudohazis hera marcata Neumoegen, 1891; Canad. Ent. 23: (145-146), TL: Klamath Co., Oregon
gunderi (Hill, 1924)
Hemileuca hera marcata ; [NACL, #7741a]; [SMNA: 147, pl. 18]
Larva on
Artemisia tridentata [SMNA]
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]
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]
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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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