Overview
The bog buck moth occurs in groundwater-fed wetlands in Oswego County, New York, and Ontario, Canada, with large amounts of bog buckbean (a plant that is a key food source, or “host plant” for bog buck moth larvae, much as milkweed is a host plant for monarch butterfly larvae).
Scientific Name
Hemileuca maia menyanthevora
Common Name
bog buck moth
FWS Category
Insects
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