Genus

Hemileuca (Sheepmoths)

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

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Hemileuca is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.

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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