Hemileuca numa male, (type),
The Smithsonian Insect Collection (USNM) courtesy of Ryan St. Laurent

Hemileuca numa
(Druce, 1897) Euleucocophaeus

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:

Hemileuca numa (wingspan: males: 38-48mm; females: 50-63mm) flies in
Mexico: Distrito Federal and Mexico.

FLIGHT TIMES AND PREFERRED FOOD PLANTS:

Specimens have been taken in March, April and May.

Larvae and their 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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