Hemileuca

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Hemileuca
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Hemileuca eglanterina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Genus: Hemileuca
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • EuchroniaPackard, 1864
  • PseudohazisGrote & Robinson, 1866
  • HeraHarris, 1869
  • EuleucophaeusPackard, 1872
  • AgryraugesGrote, 1882

Hemileuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] [2]

Species

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References

  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Hemileuca Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 9, 2018.