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Saturniidae 890050 – 7739   Hemileuca chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1943)

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Anacardiaceae Berberidaceae Ephedraceae Fabaceae Krameriaceae Malvaceae[Sterculiaceae] Oleaceae Rham..  Host genera: Acacia[unresolved] Cercocarpus Condalia[=Microrhamnus] Ephedra Forestiera Fremontodendron Krameria M...  Host extended: polyphagous, larvae prefer to feed on blossom -buds & flowers [for Hemileuca chinatiensis & Hemileuc...  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1943) (Pseudohazis) - MONA 1983: 7739 conwayae Peigler, 1985 (Hemileuca) Taxonomic Notes: Hemileuca chinatiensis (Tinkham, 1943) includes as a synonym 7744.1 Hemileuca conwayae Peigler, 1985 in Kitching et al. (2018).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 133; pl. 9.1-3. order or free PDF Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236. Lemaire, C., 2002. Hemileucinae. The Saturniidae of America (3 volume set), 4: 1,388 pages. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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