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Saturniidae
890054 – 7741   Hemileuca hera (Harris, 1841)
             Hera Buckmoth

© Dwaine Wagoner
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Synonymy:
  • hera (Harris, 1841) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7741
  • chrysocarena (Harris, 1869) (Hera)
  • gunderi (Hill, 1924) (Pseudohazis)
  • pica Walker, 1855 (Hemileuca)
  • ssp. b. marcata (Neumoegen, 1891) (Pseudohazis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca hera (Harris, 1841) includes as a subspecies 7742 Hemileuca magnifica in Pohl et al. (2016) following Tuskes et al. (1996). Both H. h. magnifica and H. h. marcata continue to be treated as full species by some authors.
    References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Hemileuca hera
    © Matthew Priebe
    Hemileuca hera
    © Betsy Higgins
    Hemileuca hera
    © Hartmut Wisch
    Hemileuca hera
    65mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hemileuca hera
    - 60mm - CO – © Ken Osborne
    Hemileuca hera
    - 74mm - OR - ssp. marcata – © Ken Osborne

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