buck moth
Hemileuca maia (Drury)

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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

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Infraclass: Neoptera

Subclass: Pterygota

Order: Lepidoptera

Superfamily: Bombycoidea

Family: Saturniidae

Subfamily: Hemileucinae

Tribe: Hemileucini

Genus: Hemileuca

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. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm