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Buck moth

Insect
The buck moth is a common insect found in oak forests, stretching in the United States from peninsular Florida to New England, and as far west as Texas and Kansas. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. The larvae typically emerge in a... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Hemileuca maia
Class: Insecta
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Hemileuca
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Lepidoptera
Phylum: Arthropoda