Biology:Hemileuca electra

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Short description: Species of moth

Hemileuca electra
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Hemileuca
Species:
H. electra
Binomial name
Hemileuca electra
W. G. Wright, 1884

Hemileuca electra, the electra buckmoth, is a species of buck or io moth in the family Saturniidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central America and North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Hemileuca electra is 7736.[4]

Subspecies

  • Hemileuca electra clio Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Hemileuca electra electra W. G. Wright, 1884
  • Hemileuca electra mojavensis Tuskes and McElfresh, 1995

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2248272 entry