Moth Photographers Group – Hemileuca eglanterina – 7744

Saturniidae

890052 – 7744   Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852)

Elegant Sheepmoth

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Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Saturnia eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 • Pseudohazis boisduvali Oberthür, 1914 • Pseudohazis denudata Neumögen, 1891 • Pseudohazis harrisi Oberthür, 1914 • Pseudohazis shastaensis Grote, 1880 • Pseudohazis normalis Dyar & Cockerell, 1914 • Hemileuca vanschaycki Brechlin & Meister, 2014
Taxonomic Notes:	Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852) includes as a synonym Hemileuca vanschaycki Brechlin & Meister, 2014 (St Laurent in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• Brechlin, R., F. Meister & E. van Schayck, 2014. Drei neue Arten der Gattung Hemileuca WALKER, 1855 aus Mexiko und Kanada (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia, 7(4): 58-61.
• Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 144; pl. 10.3-16, 11.1-2, 6, 13-15. order or free PDF
• Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).
• Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.7m; p. 240. Book Review and ordering
• Species Page at BugGuide.Net
• Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
• Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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