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Saturniidae 890052 – 7744   Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852)              Elegant Sheepmoth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7744 ssp. a. eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7744  boisduvali (Oberthür, 1914) (Pseudohazis) (synonym of ssp. eglanterina)  denudata (Neumoegen, 1891) (Pseudohazis) (synonym of ssp. eglanterina)  harrisi (Oberthür, 1914) (Pseudohazis) (synonym of ssp. eglanterina)  vanschaycki Brechlin & Meister, 2014 (Hemileuca) N. SYN. (synonym of ssp. eglanterina) ssp. b. shastaensis (Grote, 1880) (Pseudohazis)  normalis (Dyar & Cockerell, 1914) (Pseudohazis) (synonym of ssp. shastaensis) Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca eglanterina (Boisduval, 1852) includes as a synonym Hemileuca vanschaycki Brechlin & Meister, 2014 (St Laurent in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).

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. Brechlin, R., F. Meister & E. van Schayck, 2014. Drei neue Arten der Gattung Hemileuca WALKER, 1855 aus Mexiko und Kanada (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Entomo-Satsphingia, 7(4): 58-61. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 144; pl. 10.3-16, 11.1-2, 6, 13-15. order or free PDF Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.7m; p. 240. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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