Hemileuca lares

Hemileuca lares
(Druce, 1897) Euleucophaeus lares

Hemileuca lares male (Mexico) courtesy of Dr. Manuel A. Balcazar Lara

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Hemileucinae, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Tribe: Hemileucini, Grote & Robinson, 1866
Genus: Hemileuca, Walker, 1855

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DISTRIBUTION:

The Hemileuca lares moth (wingspan: males: 49-52mm; females: unknown, probably larger) flies in Durango, Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

One record exists for May. Larval hosts are unknown.

ECLOSION, SCENTING AND MATING:

Eclosions probably take place in the morning with females calling from 9:00 am until 10:00 am.

EGGS, LARVAE, COCOONS AND PUPAE:

Eggs are probably laid in rings of 25-35 eggs/ring.

Pupation is in a shallow underground chamber or under loose debris.

Larval Food Plants


Listed below are primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. It is hoped that this alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely related foodplants is worthwhile.

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