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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Hemileuca » Hemileuca peigleri - Hodges#7744.3 (Hemileuca peigleri)
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Found Crossing Street, around 3pm - Hemileuca peigleri
Copyright © 2020 paulb

Found Crossing Street, around 3pm - Hemileuca peigleri
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
April 24, 2020
Size: appx. 2 to 3 inches
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Contributed by paulb on 28 April, 2020 - 5:09pm
Last updated 28 April, 2020 - 7:47pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 28 April, 2020 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Hemileuca sp.
There are photos of two species on BugGuide:
Hemileuca peigleri
Hemileuca grotei
Larvae of both species feed on oak. Larvae would go into leaf litter or underground to pupate.
… cwmelton, 28 April, 2020 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Red head
I'm going with h. peigleri, as the head has a definite red tinge to it (hard to see in photo), unlike h. grotei which appears black. Thank you for your applied knowledge.
… paulb, 28 April, 2020 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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