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Saturniidae 890036 – 7727   Hemileuca tricolor (Packard, 1872)              Tricolor Buck Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Gleditsia Parkinsonia[=Cercidium] Prosopis Robinia Sarcobatus Senegalia[=Acacia] Vachellia[=Acacia]...  Host genera: Gleditsia Parkinsonia[=Cercidium] Prosopis Robinia Sarcobatus Senegalia[=Acacia] Vachellia[=Acacia]....  Host extended: Gleditsia, Parkinsonia, Prosopis, Robinia, Sarcobatus, Senegalia, Vachellia.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tricolor (Packard, 1872) (Euleucophaeus) - MONA 1983: 7727

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 107; pl. 7.9-10. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.12m; p. 238. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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