Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 745990

Tricolor buckmoth
Hemileuca tricolor

Observation date: April 16, 2003
Submitted by: opiliones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: From photos on bugguide.net, I believe this is Hemileuca tricolor. http://bugguide.net/node/view/224528 Cool, sunny day. These photos are not of the same individual, but several of them were feeding close together in the same shrub, and it seems likely they are the same species. A botanist colleague of mine indicated that the shrub is probably Psorothamnus fremontii.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: January 15, 2014
Coordinator notes: From photos on bugguide.net, I believe this is Hemileuca tricolor. http://bugguide.net/node/view/224528
Checklist region(s): United States, Nevada, Clark County