Hemileuca eglanterina

TaxID: 167094

Basic Information

Hemileuca eglanterina

Sheep Moth, Western Sheepmoth

The sheep moth, or common sheep moth (Hemileuca eglanterina), is a member of the family Saturniidae of silk moths and is native to western North America. In California, its range is west of the Sierran crest and the mountains of Southern California, ranging near to the coast. The moth is dayflying and appears in summer. It feeds on plants of three genera: Ceanothus, Rhamnus (including coffeeberry), and Rosa. Nuttall's sheep moth and one other species are similar, occurring in sagebrush areas east of the Sierra Nevada. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1852. The sheep moth has a 5.5-8.5 centimeter wingspan and a relatively slender body. Its forewings are pink with a yellow streak in the middle and the hindwings are yellowish with variable black markings. There is an all-black form near Mount Shasta. The larvae are black with branched yellowish spines that become orange in later development and an orange-brown head.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Saturniidae

Hemileuca

eglanterina

nan

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

Thorax black, with tufts of rust-red hairs behind the patagia.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

W. G. Wright. 1888. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW HEMILEUCA. The Canadian Entomologist

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (3 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present —
Mexico Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (29 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TAMIC800-10 BOLD:ACE7147 COI-5P 658 United States 1990-07-08 -
TAMIC795-10 BOLD:ACE7147 COI-5P 658 United States 1991-07-27 -
TAMIC794-10 BOLD:ACE7146 COI-5P 618 United States 1990-07-08 -
TAMIC793-10 BOLD:ACE7147 COI-5P 658 United States 1990-07-08 -
SSWLE1845-13 BOLD:AAD0491 COI-5P 589 Canada 2012-08-06 49.088, -113.883
SAVSA3223-15 BOLD:AAD0492 COI-5P 658 United States 2006-06-28 -
SAVSA3222-15 BOLD:AAD0492 COI-5P 658 United States 2006-06-28 -
SAVSA2314-12 BOLD:ACE7146 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-09-15 -
SAVSA2313-12 BOLD:AAF2333 COI-5P 569 United States 1998-09-15 -
SAFMC181-10 BOLD:AAD0492 COI-5P 594 United States 2006-06-24 -
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