Hemileuca electra

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
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

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

References

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

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Tuskes, Paul M.; Tuttle, James P.; Collins, Michael M. (1996). The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press. pp. ix + 250. ISBN 0-8014-3130-1.