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Nevada Buckmoth

Hemileuca nevadensis

Classification

Class
Insecta

Hemileuca nevadensis, the Nevada buck moth, is a species in the family Saturniidae. Description The female tends to be larger than the male, while males have black abdomens with red tips. The upperside of the wing is creamy white with black edges, each wing has "eyes" or black dots.

Distribution

(c) Grand Canyon National Park, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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