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Saturniidae
890041.1 – 7730   Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773)
             Buck Moth
Distribution Data for Hemileuca maia
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Synonymy:
  • maia Drury 1773 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7730
  • sandra Pavulaan 2020 (Hemileuca); Type locality: Chatsworth, Woodland Township, Burlington Co., NJ
  • warreni Pavulaan 2020 (Hemileuca); Type locality: Deltona, Volusia Co., FL
  • orleans Pavulaan 2020 (Hemileuca); Type locality: 4.2 mi. NE of Abita Springs, sec. 24.T6.SR12E, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
  • lintneri Cockerell 1914 (Hemileuca)
  • proserpina Fabricius 1775 (Bombyx)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773) is treated as a species complex composed of several subspecies in Pavulaan (2020). The nominate subspecies, H. m. maia, "Coastal Barrens Buckmoth", is confined to eastern MA, RI and Long Island, NY.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Cryan, J. F. & R. Dirig, 2020. Moths of the past: Eastern North American buck moths (Hemileuca, Saturniidae), with notes on their origin, evolution, and biogeography. Pine Bush Historic Preservation Project Occasional Publication, 2: 44.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 115; pl. 8.6-8. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Pavulaan, H., 2020. A phenotypic comparison of regional populations of Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773) with designations of new subspecies (Bombycoidea, Saturniidae, Hemileucinae). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(5): 1-16.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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