- Source: Hemileuca nevadensis
Hemileuca nevadensis, the Nevada buck moth, is a species in the family Saturniidae.
Description
The female tends to be larger than the male, while males have black abdomens with red tips. The upperside of the wing is creamy white with black edges, each wing has "eyes" or black dots.
Distribution
They range from the west coast all the way east to Wisconsin and Michigan. There have been a few sightings in New York, but not enough to confirm it as a localized species.
Life cycle
There is one brood between September and December during that time the adult will lay eggs in rings around the twigs of the host plant. Once the caterpillars are ready to pupate they spin loose cocoons in plant litter near their host plant.
= Larval foods
=Salix
Populus
The adults don't feed.
References
"Species Hemileuca nevadensis - Nevada Buck Moth". Iowa State University Entomology. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
"Nevade Buckmoth". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hemileuca nevadensis
- Hemileuca
- Hemileuca lucina
- List of moths of Canada (Saturniidae)
- List of Lepidoptera of Michigan
- List of moths of North America (MONA 7649–8321)
- List of Andrena species
