buck moth
Hemileuca maia (Drury)
Resources
- Caterpillars of Eastern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Fact Sheet - Virginia Cooperative Extension
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 0014195 buck moth Hemileuca maia Adult(s) Gerald J. Lenhard |
 1430041 buck moth Hemileuca maia Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche |
 0014277 buck moth Hemileuca maia Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard |
 0014187 buck moth Hemileuca maia Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard |
 0014134 buck moth Hemileuca maia Egg(s) Gerald J. Lenhard |
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Bombycoidea |
| Family: Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: Hemileucinae |
| Tribe: Hemileucini |
| Genus: Hemileuca |
Other System Links
NPDN Pest: ITBNAIA>
| Common Name Reference: | Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 3. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm |
