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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 » Nevada Buck Moth - Hodges#7731 (Hemileuca nevadensis)
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Saturniidae: Hemileuca nevadensis? - Hemileuca nevadensis - male
Copyright © 2010 Carl Barrentine

Saturniidae: Hemileuca nevadensis? - Hemileuca nevadensis - Male
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
September 6, 2010
Size: Length ~ 3 cm
Another newbie for me! ;-) This looks like it may be an example of the Nevada Buck Moth (Hemileuca nevadensis). The male moth was found dead (but in nice shape) on a gravel road on the Rydell NWR, Minnesota. Looking for confirmation or refutation of identity. Thanks!
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 6 September, 2010 - 4:12pm
Last updated 20 November, 2011 - 4:17pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… metrioptera, 20 November, 2011 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Brandon!
Thanks for confirming the ID for this specimen! ;-)
… Carl Barrentine, 20 November, 2011 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2010 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Carl Barrentine, 10 September, 2010 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Yes
Hemileuca nevadensis is the only Hemileuca sp present in MN, although the population in MN most likely belongs to the H. nevadensis species complex.
… Ryan St Laurent, 6 September, 2010 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ryan!
Thanks, Ryan! It seems that I stumble into 'new' species of moths (well, new for for me anyway) every time I wander east into NW Minnesota. Pretty exciting! ;-)
… Carl Barrentine, 6 September, 2010 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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