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Hualapai Buckmoth - Hodges#7728 (Hemileuca hualapai)
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Copyright © 2011
C. L. Goforth
Hemileuca sp -
Hemileuca hualapai
Las Cienegas, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 18, 2011
Found this attached to a friend after we'd been romping around a mesquite woodland. Anyone know which Hemileuca this is specifically?
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Contributed by
C. L. Goforth
on 18 September, 2011 - 6:14pm
Last updated 10 October, 2011 - 8:35pm
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, 10 October, 2011 - 8:35pm
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Beatriz Moisset
, 10 October, 2011 - 5:08pm
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Hemileuca
Based on the habitat, range, and September sighting, I would say this could be
Hemileuca tricolor
. The only thing is, the colors seem a bit off for
H. tricolor
, but I don't know how variable this species is as a larva.
This larva seems almost like a perfect physical match for
Hemileuca hualapai
, the problem with that is that
H. haulapai
is found mainly in grasslands and is found farther south in Pima Co.
I recommend you forward your images to Bill Oehlke (just google his name for email address). He can probably give you a more definitive answer.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 18 September, 2011 - 8:41pm
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Might be tricolor
More information that might make the tricolor identification a bit more likely:
Although the caterpillar was found in a mesquite area, the mesquite area was small and in the middle of a big grassland.
The location is about half a mile north of Santa Cruz County, so pretty far south in Pima County.
Last, we had a strange monsoon this year, so things are out late and on a bit of a different schedule than usual.
Think it might be tricolor based on this additional information?
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C. L. Goforth
, 18 September, 2011 - 10:25pm
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Do you mean hualapai?
Your comments regarding southern locale and grassland habitat support
hualapai
rather than
tricolor
... I assume you meant that this larva is more likely
haulapai
.
Based on this new info I would say with much more confidence that this is
H. hualapai
.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 19 September, 2011 - 2:03pm
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Yes of course...
hualapai and not tricolor. My mistake - was typing on my phone. It occurs to me that I have a local expert I can contact to ask about the moth to be 100% certain, but this has definitely helped me narrow down the options! Thanks!
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C. L. Goforth
, 19 September, 2011 - 2:05pm
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