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Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 37(2), 1983, 168
ABERRANT HEMILEUCA MAIA (SATURNIIDAE)
On 1 November 1980 while collecting in Zaleski State Forest in Vinton County, Ohio, an albino specimen of Hemileuca maia Drury was taken in flight along the margins of a deciduous forest. The location of the capture consists primarily of oaks (Quercus spp.), staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina L.), and yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.). The species is quite common here, and numerous individuals were observed and captured along a gravel road which penetrates the forest. The aberrant specimen was taken in flight at a height of approximately two meters after emerging from the trees just east of the road. The aberrant and typical males were in search of concealed females. The specimen (Fig. 1) is very striking in appearence. The normal black melanin of the wings is wholly replaced by light beige. The tufts of red scales found at the posterior tip of the abdomen and on the thorax are very inconspicuous and nearly absent. The white areas of the wings remain but are only slightly apparent within the light ground color. The body shares completely the replacement of color, providing unquestionable evidence that the specimen is indeed an albino and not simply lacking wing scales.
John V. Calhoun, 382 Tradewind Ct., Westerville, Ohio 43081.
Fig. 1. Aberrant 6 specimen of Hemileuca maia taken in Vinton Co., Ohio, 1 November 1980.