Hemileuca hera
Hemileuca hera, the sagebrush sheep moth or Hera buckmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found in North America from southern Saskatchewan west to British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico.

The wingspan is 71–93 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae of Hemileuca hera hera feed on Artemisia tridentata, A. tripartita, Lupinus and Eriogonum. The larvae of Hemileuca hera marcata feed on A. tridentata.

Subspecies
Hemileuca hera hera (Great Basin)
Hemileuca hera marcata (Southern Oregon)

External links

"Hemileuca hera (Harris 1841)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

https://www.csc.edu/news/story.csc?article=12503 "CSC houses extensive invertebrate collection" May 18, 2021

Hemileucinae
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1841