Grote's buckmoth
Hemileuca grotei Grote & Robinson, 1868
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Hemileucinae
Identification: Small. Male abdomen is black with a red tip, female abdomen is black. Upperside of forewing is brown; hindwing is darker brown to black. Each wing has a cream-colored band which may not be complete; some individuals have only a few spots. Where the forewing band is present, it is divided by the white-centered cell spot.
Wing Span: 2 1/8 - 2 11/16 inches (5.4 - 6.8 cm).
Life History: Females lay their eggs in rings around twigs of the host plants. Eggs overwinter and hatch in March or April. Young caterpillars feed gregariously on oak flowers, while older ones feed alone on flowers and leaves. Fully-grown caterpillars wander for a few days before spinning a cocoon in leaf litter on the ground.
Flight: One brood from September-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis), Nuttall oak (Q. texana), blackjack oak (Q. marilandica), Gambel oak (Q. gambelii), Emory oak (Q. emoryi), and scrub live oak (Q. turbinella).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Hills and mountains with oaks.
Range: Central Texas; eastern New Mexico; and central Arizona to central Colorado.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Nov 08, 2021
Submitted by: nealinaz
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 26, 2022
Observation date: Dec 23, 2019
Submitted by: gpstewart
Region: Burnet County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 24, 2019
Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: KiirCreations
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 22, 2019
Observation date: Apr 10, 2019
Submitted by: abwest
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 10, 2019
Observation date: Dec 11, 2017
Submitted by: Coconicola
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 20, 2017
Observation date: Mar 03, 2017
Submitted by: cjsquibb
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 25, 2017
Observation date: Apr 03, 2017
Submitted by: Arob2724
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 03, 2017
Observation date: Nov 09, 2015
Submitted by: Clara4
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Jul 28, 2016
Observation date: Apr 04, 2016
Submitted by: whbauer
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 04, 2016
Observation date: May 14, 2015
Submitted by: Muttpup
Region: Brown County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 14, 2015
Observation date: Dec 02, 2013
Submitted by: jcampbell
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 05, 2013
Observation date: Apr 30, 2013
Submitted by: Butterflygal
Region: Hamilton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 03, 2013
Observation date: Apr 19, 2013
Submitted by: whbauer
Region: Blanco County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2013
Observation date: Apr 17, 2013
Submitted by: sallyatticum
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 17, 2013
Observation date: Apr 07, 2012
Submitted by: Jdlind
Region: Texas, Young County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Jul 10, 2012
Observation date: Apr 08, 2012
Submitted by: Butterflygal
Region: Hamilton County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: May 29, 2012
Observation date: Nov 06, 2011
Submitted by: Gary L. Spicer
Region: Bosque County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 09, 2011
Observation date: unknown
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Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Nov 11, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brian Sweeney)
Region: Texas, Kendall County, United States
Verified by: kmortensen (Kelly Mortensen)
Verified date: Apr 08, 2009
Observation date: May 20, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Apr 16, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Region: Gila 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: Texas, Mason County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Fremont County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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