Kebnat
INSECTS

New England Buckmoth

Hemileuca lucina

Insects
New England Buckmoth, photo 1 of 5
New England Buckmoth, Caterpillar
New England Buckmoth, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Saturniidae. Lives in fields. Feeds on plants.

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

What the caterpillar eats

SteeplebushSpiraea tomentosa
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
BuckbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
Sage willowSalix candida
CranberryVaccinium macrocarpon
Gray birchBetula populifolia
Bog birchBetula pumila
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Bog willowSalix pedicellaris
Slender willowSalix petiolaris
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides