Buck Moth
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Scientific name | Hemileuca maia |
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Phylum | Arthropoda |
Higher classification | Hemileuca |
Order | Lepidoptera |
Rank | Species |
Family | Saturniidae |
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ID | 2982220 |
About Buck Moth
The buck moth is a common insect found in oak forests, stretching in the United States from the southeast to the northeast and as far west as Texas and Kansas. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The larvae typically emerge in a single generation in the spring.