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Hemileuca | |
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Hemileuca eglanterina | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Subfamily: | Hemileucinae |
Genus: | Hemileuca Walker, 1855 |
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Hemileuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] [2]
Lophocampa is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It contains around 75 species.
Pero is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Anisota is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Their caterpillars are known commonly as oakworms. They are defoliators of oaks.
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae, including a number of taxa whose caterpillars have venomous urticating hairs.
Hylesia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Syssphinx is a genus of moths of the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Adelowalkeria is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Travassos in 1941.
Cerodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Dirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Leucanella is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Claude Lemaire in 1969.
Meroleuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Packard in 1904.
Molippa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Paradirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.
Periga is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Pseudodirphia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Eugène Louis Bouvier in 1928.
Copaxa is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Hemileuca slosseri, the nit-grass moth or Slosser's buckmoth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It was described by Richard S. Peigler and Stephen E. Stone in 1989 and is found in North America.
Hemileuca juno, the Juno buck moth, is an insect in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1872. It is found in Central and North America.