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Genus

Hemileuca (Sheepmoths)

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

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Hemileuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

— Wikipedia

  • 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)

Subtaxa

Species: Hemileuca eglanterina (Western sheep moth)

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