Saturniidae
890054 –
7741 Hemileuca hera
(Harris, 1841)
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
hera (Harris, 1841) (Saturnia) - MONA 1983: 7741chrysocarena (Harris, 1869) (Hera) (synonym of ssp. hera) gunderi (Hill, 1924) (Pseudohazis) (synonym of ssp. hera) pica Walker, 1855 (Hemileuca) (synonym of ssp. hera) 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. |
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| 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. 134; pl. 9.4-12. order or free PDF
- Lemaire, C., 2002. Hemileucinae. The Saturniidae of America (3 volume set), 4: 1,388 pages.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 36.6m; p. 240. Book Review and ordering
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
- 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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© Matthew Priebe
© Betsy Higgins
© Hartmut Wisch
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65mm – © Jim Vargo
 - 60mm - CO – © Ken Osborne
- 74mm - OR - ssp. marcata – © Ken Osborne
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