Hemileuca hera, the sagebrush sheep moth or Hera buckmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found in North America from southern Saskatchewan west to British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Hemileuca |
| Species: | H. hera
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| Hemileuca hera Harris, 1841
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The wingspan is 71–93 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae of Hemileuca hera hera feed on Artemisia tridentata, A. tripartita, Lupinus and Eriogonum. The larvae of Hemileuca hera marcata feed on A. tridentata.
Subspecies
edit- Hemileuca hera hera (Great Basin)
- Hemileuca hera marcata (Southern Oregon)
External links
edit- Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details Hemileuca hera". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Hemileuca hera (Harris 1841)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Hera buckmoth Hemileuca hera (Harris, 1841)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- https://www.csc.edu/news/story.csc?article=12503 Archived 2021-10-06 at the Wayback Machine "CSC houses extensive invertebrate collection" May 18, 2021
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