Species

Hemileuca eglanterina (Western sheep moth)

Hemileuca eglanterina. Photo: (c) Jamie Bettaso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The sheep moth, or common sheep moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), is a member of the family Saturniidae of silk moths and is native to western North America. In California, its range is west of the Sierran crest and the mountains of Southern California, ranging near to the coast. The moth is dayflying and appears in summer. It feeds on plants of three genera: Ceanothus, Rhamnus (including coffeeberry), and Rosa. Nuttall’s sheep moth and one other species are…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
        Family: Saturniidae (Emperor and giant silk moths)
        Subfamily: Hemileucinae (Buck and io moths)
        Tribe: Hemileucini
        Genus: Hemileuca (Sheepmoths)
        Species: Hemileuca eglanterina (Western sheep moth)

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