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Saturniidae 890046.97 – 7734   Hemileuca grotei diana Packard, 1874

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca grotei diana: Hemileuca diana Packard, 1874 is treated as a subspecies of 7733 Hemileuca grotei 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: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 124; pl. 8.4-5. order or free PDF Lemaire, C., 2002. Hemileucinae. The Saturniidae of America (3 volume set), 4: 1,388 pages. 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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