Biology:Hemileuca peigleri
| Hemileuca peigleri | |
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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. peigleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire, 1981
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Hemileuca peigleri, the Texas buck moth, is a moth in the family Saturniidae.[1]
Description
The male abdomen is black with a red tip, and the female abdomen is solid black. Their wings are almost transparent, with the upper side of the wing being gray with narrow black borders and a black wing base.[2] Each wing has a wide white band with a small eyespot. Their wingspan ranges from 5.8 – 8.2 cm.[2]
Range
Their range covers central Texas .[2]
Habitat
Their habitat consists of oak-covered hills.[2]
Ecology
Adult moths of this species do not feed. Female Texas buck moths fly 10–20 feet above the ground within oak trees while males fly near the ground.[2]
Hosts of the Texas buck moth include Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis), Havard's oak (Q. havardii), Shumard's oak (Q. shumardii), and Nuttall oak (Q. texana).[2]
Etymology
Taxonomy
Hemileuca peigleri is at times considered a subspecies of Hemileuca maia, but many authors consider it its own species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Texas Buck Moth (Hemileuca peigleri)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424934-Hemileuca-peigleri.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Hemileuca peigleri Lemaire, 1981". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hemileuca-peigleri.
- ↑ "Hemileuca maia peigleri". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120011/Hemileuca_maia_peigleri.
Wikidata ☰ Q1953477 entry
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