Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1151342

Eastern buckmoth
Hemileuca maia

Observation date: January 06, 2018
Submitted by: GeorgeGann
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Many quiescent adults and a few flying observed, on the order of a few dozen. In sand pine scrub at Yamato Scrub Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida. First observed by my daughter Maya, age 6. ID via Sandy Koi from Charles Covell. First individual found resting on Cassytha filiformis, and others on a variety of plants. Host scrub oaks very abundant at this site, including Quercus chapmanii, Q. geminata and Q. myrtifolia. Weather was cold that day for our area: 14C, 58F average at Boca Raton.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: January 10, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Palm Beach County, United States, Florida