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Saturniidae 890045 – 7735   Hemileuca juno Packard, 1872              Juno Buck Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fabaceae.  Host genera: Gleditsia Prosopis.  Notes: specialist on Prosopis (Crabo et al 2014); prefer flowers of Prosopis (Stone & Smith 1990).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: juno Packard, 1872 (Hemileuca) - MONA 1983: 7735 yavapai Neumoegen, 1881 (Hemileuca)

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. 125; pl. 8.1-2. order or free PDF 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 Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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