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Saturniidae 890054.1 – 7742   Hemileuca magnifica (Rotger, 1948)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: magnifica (Rotger, 1948) (Pseudohazis) Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca magnifica (Rotger, 1948) is treated as a subspecies of 7741 Hemileuca hera in Pohl et al. (2016) following Tuskes et al. (1996). This taxon continues to be treated as full species by some authors.

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. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 139; pl. 11.12. order or free PDF Lemaire, C., 2002. Hemileucinae. The Saturniidae of America (3 volume set), 4: 1,388 pages. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Tuskes, P.M., J.P. Tuttle, M.M. Collins, 1996. The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY & London, UK, available in Books to Borrow at Internet Archive.

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