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Hemileuca tricolor (Tricolor Buckmoth)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tricolor Buckmoth (Hemileuca tricolor) is a moth in the Silkworm family Saturniidae. It is native mainly to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States, including southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and Mexico.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[1]
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (greasewood)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0