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Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths.
The buck moth is a common insect found in oak forests, stretching in the United States from peninsular Florida to New England, and as far west as Texas and Kansas. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The larvae typically emerge in a single generation in the spring. The larvae are covered in hollow spines that are attached to a poison sac. The poison can cause symptoms ranging from stinging, itching and burning sensations to nausea. Subspecies Hemileuca maia maia is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut.
Hemileuca tricolor, the tricolor buckmoth, is a moth in the silkworm family Saturniidae. It is native mainly to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States, including southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and Mexico.
Hemileuca hera, the sagebrush sheep moth or Hera buckmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found in North America from southern Saskatchewan west to British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico.
Hemileuca lucina, the New England buck moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. This moth species is only found in the New England region of the United States. Larvae in early stages mainly feed on meadow-sweet whereas larvae in later stages show variation in food sources such as blackberry and black cherry leaves. Larvae have a black body with orange/black spines on their back that are used to deter predators. Pupation occurs during the summer and adult moths come out around September.
Coloradia doris or Doris' pinemoth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae, in the superfamily Bombycoidea. The species was described by William Barnes in 1900. It is found in North America.
Sphingicampa bisecta, the bisected honey locust moth, is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. The species was described by Joseph Albert Lintner in 1879. It is found in North America.
Automeris randa, or Rand's eyed silk moth, is a species of buck and io moths in the family Saturniidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1894 and is found in Central and North America.
Hemileuca electra, the electra buckmoth, is a species of buck or io moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hemileuca hualapai, the hualapai buckmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hemileuca burnsi, the Burns' buckmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.
Hemileuca chinatiensis, the chinati sheepmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.
Hemileuca stonei, the pangola-grass moth or Stone's buckmoth, is an insect in the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Claude Lemaire in 1993. It is found in Central and North America.
Hemileuca oliviae, the range caterpillar, is a species of insect in the moth family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and 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.
Hylesia coinopus is a species of insect in the moth family Saturniidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hemileuca neumoegeni, or Neumoegen's buckmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.
Coloradia luski, or Lusk's pine moth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It was first described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1926 and it is found in North America.
Hemileuca grotei, or Grote's buck moth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.
Hemileuca griffini, known generally as the Griffin's sheepmoth or Canadian fleabane moth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America.
References
- ↑ "Hemileuca slosseri Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- 1 2 "Hemileuca slosseri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ↑ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ↑ "Hemileuca slosseri, Slosser's Buckmoth - Hodges 7744.4". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- Tuskes, Paul M., James P. Tuttle, and Michael M. Collins (1996). The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada, ix + 250.
