Saturniidae 
Fig. 44.— Eggs 
of Buck-moth. 
(After Riley.) 
the ground. The moths emerge in the fall, though a few winter 
over in the soil until the next spring, when they emerge, or 
they may even remain dormant until the following fall. 
The wings are semi-translucent, and in some 
specimens are apparently almost devoid of 
scales. The insects are diurnal, or semi-crepus¬ 
cular in their habit, and I have never known 
them to be attracted to artificial light. The 
name “ Buck-moths ” is said to have been given 
to them because they fly at the time when deer¬ 
stalking is in order. 
The insect ranges from Maine and Nova 
Scotia to Florida 
and westward to 
the eastern edge of 
the great plains. 
In the Carolinas it 
is very common, especially in 
groves of the Black-jack Oak, 
which grow on barren up¬ 
lands. 
(2) Hemileuca neva- 
densis Stretch, Plate XI, 
Fig 2, $. (The Nevada 
Buck-moth.) 
Syn. calif ornica Wright; 
artemis Packard. 
This species, which 
closely resembles the pre¬ 
ceding, may be distin¬ 
guished from it by the 
much wider expanse of the 
transverse discal bands in 
both wings, and the much 
redder tuft of anal hairs. 
It may be a mere local race of Hemileuca 
authors have recently accorded it specific rank. 
(3) Hemileuca juno Packard, Plate XII, Fig. 8, $ 
Juno Moth.) 
Syn. yavapai Neumoegen. 
Fig. 45. — Buck-moth; a, mature 
larva; b, pupa; c-d, bristles on larvae in 
first stage; e, thoracic spine in second 
stage; f, spine in third stage; g, spine 
in fifth stage. (After Riley.) 
mala, but most 
(The 
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