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Pseudohemihyalea
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Pseudohemihyalea

Pseudohemihyalea is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the Erebidae family. While the caterpillars of most species of Pseudohemihyalea feed on broad-leaved trees (e.g. oaks, Quercus), the P. ambigua group has larvae that feed on conifers. Their forewing coloration has accordingly evolved to light-and-dark lengthwise striping, giving better camouflage among the slim needles of the host plants. In this, they seem to be convergent to certain geometer moths, such as Caripeta piniata or Sabulodes niveostriata.

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47 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Edwards' Glassy-wing

speciesPseudohemihyalea edwardsii

Freckled Glassy-wing

speciesPseudohemihyalea labecula

Striped Glassy-wing

speciesPseudohemihyalea ambigua

Pseudohemihyalea fallaciosa

speciesPseudohemihyalea fallaciosa

Pseudohemihyalea syracosia

speciesPseudohemihyalea syracosia

Mottled Glassy-wing

speciesPseudohemihyalea splendens

Pseudohemihyalea daraba

speciesPseudohemihyalea daraba

Pseudohemihyalea asignata

speciesPseudohemihyalea asignata

Pseudohemihyalea ochracea

speciesPseudohemihyalea ochracea

Pseudohemihyalea testacea

speciesPseudohemihyalea testacea

Pseudohemihyalea euornithia

speciesPseudohemihyalea euornithia

Pseudohemihyalea schausi

speciesPseudohemihyalea schausi

Pseudohemihyalea celsicola

speciesPseudohemihyalea celsicola

Pseudohemihyalea utica

speciesPseudohemihyalea utica

Pseudohemihyalea alba

speciesPseudohemihyalea alba

Pseudohemihyalea biornata

speciesPseudohemihyalea biornata

Pseudohemihyalea vitripennis

speciesPseudohemihyalea vitripennis

Pseudohemihyalea fuscescens

speciesPseudohemihyalea fuscescens

Pseudohemihyalea incerta

speciesPseudohemihyalea incerta

Pseudohemihyalea inexpectata

speciesPseudohemihyalea inexpectata

Pseudohemihyalea monzoni

speciesPseudohemihyalea monzoni

Pseudohemihyalea mansueta

speciesPseudohemihyalea mansueta

Pseudohemihyalea potosi

speciesPseudohemihyalea potosi

Pseudohemihyalea sonorosa

speciesPseudohemihyalea sonorosa

Pseudohemihyalea porioni

speciesPseudohemihyalea porioni

Pseudohemihyalea variabilis

speciesPseudohemihyalea variabilis

Pseudohemihyalea corralesi

speciesPseudohemihyalea corralesi

Pseudohemihyalea anapheoides

speciesPseudohemihyalea anapheoides

Pseudohemihyalea carmen

speciesPseudohemihyalea carmen

Pseudohemihyalea haxairei

speciesPseudohemihyalea haxairei

Pseudohemihyalea carteronae

speciesPseudohemihyalea carteronae

Pseudohemihyalea griseiventris

speciesPseudohemihyalea griseiventris

Pseudohemihyalea despaignei

speciesPseudohemihyalea despaignei

Pseudohemihyalea ludwigi

speciesPseudohemihyalea ludwigi

Pseudohemihyalea rhoda

speciesPseudohemihyalea rhoda

Pseudohemihyalea nimbipicta

speciesPseudohemihyalea nimbipicta

Pseudohemihyalea labeculoides

speciesPseudohemihyalea labeculoides

Pseudohemihyalea marcepsteini

speciesPseudohemihyalea marcepsteini

Pseudohemihyalea bosullivani

speciesPseudohemihyalea bosullivani

Pseudohemihyalea eugeniephillipsae

speciesPseudohemihyalea eugeniephillipsae

Pseudohemihyalea montywoodi

speciesPseudohemihyalea montywoodi

Pseudohemihyalea toulgoeti

speciesPseudohemihyalea toulgoeti

Pseudohemihyalea annario

speciesPseudohemihyalea annario

Pseudohemihyalea johnbrowni

speciesPseudohemihyalea johnbrowni

Pseudohemihyalea rexhamiltoni

speciesPseudohemihyalea rexhamiltoni

Pseudohemihyalea donharveyi

speciesPseudohemihyalea donharveyi

Pseudohemihyalea anaisabelsanabriae

speciesPseudohemihyalea anaisabelsanabriae

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