Hualapai buckmoth
Hemileuca hualapai (Neumoegen, 1882)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Identification: Abdomen of both sexes is red. Upperside of wings is beige with a pink tint. Forewing has a yellow-orange costa and a faint median band.
Wing Span: 2 - 3 1/16 inches (5.1 - 7.7 cm).
Life History: After mating in the early evening, females deposit eggs in rings around grass stems. Eggs hatch in late July to early August, and young caterpillars feed in large groups. Caterpillars develop rapidly and in September they pupate in loose cocoons spun among grass stems, at the base of grass clumps, or in leaf litter on the ground. Cocoons overwinter.
Flight: One flight from April-May.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grama (Bouteloua) and other grasses.
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Semidesert juniper-oak grasslands.
Range: Southcentral Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.
Conservation: Populations should be inventoried to determine conservation status.
NCGR: GU - Unable to assign rank due to lack of available information.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Oct 16, 2023
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 18, 2023
Observation date: Apr 27, 2020
Submitted by: Spadefoot Nursery
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 29, 2022
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Apr 23, 2014
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Jan 15, 2017
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: May 15, 1999
Submitted by: hgbyrne (Bill Mooney & Howard Byrne)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Jul 29, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Apr 03, 2000
Submitted by: hgbyrne (Bill Mooney & Howard Byrne)
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 09, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Brock)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Greenlee County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Imperial County, California, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004