Sheep and Buck Moths (Hemileuca spp)

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Large and often spectacularly colored!
Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
27 June 2015
Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina)
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
27 June 2015

Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), mated pair
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
11 June 2015
Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), mated pair
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
11 June 2015
Elegant Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), mated pair
Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT
11 June 2015


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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