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]

Hemileuca electra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

Subspecies

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

References

edit
  1. ^ "Hemileuca electra Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. ^ a b "Hemileuca electra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ "Hemileuca electra Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ a b "North American Moth Photographers Group, Hemileuca electra". Retrieved 2018-02-06.

Further reading

edit