Hemileuca chinatiensis

(Hemileuca chinatiensis)

Description

Hemileuca chinatiensis, the chinati sheepmoth, is a species of insect in the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Hemileuca chinatiensis is 7739.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Saturniidae

Genus:Hemileuca

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