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| Hemileuca | |
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| Hemileuca eglanterina | |
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| 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]
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.
Pero is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.
Heterocampa is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae, the prominents.
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.
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 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.
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.
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