''Hemileuca'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Saturniidae
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 gi ...
first described by
Francis Walker in 1855.
Species
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Hemileuca annulata''
Ferguson, 1971
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Hemileuca artemis''
Packard, 1893
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Hemileuca burnsi''
J.H. Watson, 1910
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Hemileuca chinatiensis''
(Tinkham, 1943)
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Hemileuca conwayae''
Peigler, 1985
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Hemileuca dyari''
(Draudt, 1930)
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Hemileuca eglanterina''
(Boisduval, 1852)
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Hemileuca electra''
Wright, 1884
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Hemileuca griffini''
Tuskes, 1978
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Hemileuca grotei''
Grote & Robinson, 1868
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Hemileuca hera''
(Harris, 1841)
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Hemileuca hualapai''
(Neumoegen, 1882)
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Hemileuca juno''
Packard, 1872
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Hemileuca lares''
(Druce, 1897)
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Hemileuca lex''
(Druce, 1897)
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Hemileuca lucina''
H. Edwards, 1887
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Hemileuca magnifica''
(Rotger, 1948)
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Hemileuca maia
The buck moth (''Hemileuca maia'') 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 typica ...
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(Drury, 1773)
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Hemileuca mania''
(Druce, 1897)
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Hemileuca marillia''
Dyar, 1911
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Hemileuca mexicana''
(Druce, 1887)
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Hemileuca neumoegeni''
(H. Edwards, 1881)
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Hemileuca nevadensis''
Stretch, 1872
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Hemileuca numa''
(Druce, 1887)
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Hemileuca nuttalli''
(Strecker, 1875)
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Hemileuca oliviae''
Cockerell, 1898
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Hemileuca peigleri''
Lemaire, 1981
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Hemileuca peninsularis''
Lemaire, 1993
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Hemileuca rubridorsa''
R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
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Hemileuca slosseri''
Peigler & Stone, 1989
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Hemileuca sororia''
(H. Edwards, 1881)
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Hemileuca stonei''
Lemaire, 1993
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Hemileuca tricolor''
(Packard, 1872)
References
Hemileucinae
{{Saturniidae-stub