Hemileuca maia maia
(Drury, 1773) Phalaena Bombyx Maia

Hemilueca maia male, New Orleans, Louisiana,
November 7, 2008, courtesy of Ryan St. Laurent.

Hemilueca maia male, New Orleans, Louisiana,
November 7, 2008, courtesy of Ryan St. Laurent.

Ryan writes, "Today I had a beautiful male Buck Moth hatch. These pupae are from New Orleans where they are common. The pupae were kept outside in an aquarium (if you recall I asked you about how best to house them this past summer) so they have been exposed to everything except heavy rain. This is a moth I have always wanted to see. Shorty I will put him in my crisper so that way I can prolong his life for any females that fail to attract wild males in the next week or so. I just wanted to share the pictures with you."

It is great to get high quality images to show local and regional diversity! Thanks, Ryan.

Hemileuca maia male, inflating, Louisiana, courtesy of Ryan St. Laurent.

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