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Western Sheep Moth

Hemileuca eglanterina

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 121, February 104, March 109, April 135, May 133, June 247, July 319, August 260, September 107, October 109, November 140, December 108.
United States2,713
California1,325
Canada745
British Columbia563
Washington438
Oregon201
Nevada185
Wyoming183
Alberta182
Idaho133

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusSheepmoths · Hemileuca

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