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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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Peigler's Buckmoth - Hemileuca peigleri
Copyright © 2009 tony gallucci

Peigler's Buckmoth - Hemileuca peigleri
Big Springs Ranch, 7 miles N of Leakey, Real County, Texas, USA
November 13, 2007
from the Big Springs springs gate in heavy Blue Oak (Quercus laceyi) and Ashe Juniper (Juniperus ashei) woodland; ID by Ric Peigler

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Peigler's Buckmoth - Hemileuca peigleri Peigler's Buckmoth - Hemileuca peigleri
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Contributed by tony gallucci on 25 May, 2009 - 6:47pm

Cool moth
Is there some relation between the name of the moth and Ric Peigler?
… Lynette Elliott, 25 May, 2009 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
yes!
Peigler is a specialist in this genus of moths, and this one was named for him . . .
… tony gallucci, 26 May, 2009 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
Well that's handy
Nothing like getting the ID right from the person it's named for!
… Lynette Elliott, 26 May, 2009 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

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