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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)

Species Hemileuca peigleri - Hodges#7744.3

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Hemileucinae (Buck and Io Moths)
Tribe Hemileucini
Genus Hemileuca
Species peigleri (Hemileuca peigleri - Hodges#7744.3)
Hodges Number
7744.3
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire
Orig. Comb: Hemileuca maia peigleri Lemaire, 1979
Explanation of Names
Patronym for saturniid expert Richard S. Peigler
Range
endemic to Edwards Plateau of c. TX - Map - (MPG)
Food
Larvae feed on several native oaks: Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis), Havard's oak (Quercus havardii), Shumard's oak (Quercus shumardii), and Nuttall oak (Quercus texana)
Remarks
Type Locality: Ebony Hill Research Station, Bexar Co., Texas
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies and Moths of North America- BAMONA
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 December, 2008 - 10:35am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 22 November, 2015 - 6:29pm

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