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Glover's Silkmoth

Hyalophora columbia gloveri

2 Species ID Suggestions

Dragoon
Dragoon 10 years ago
Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia


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5 Comments

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 9 years ago

This species complex within the Hyalophora is a bit of a mess - see Bugguide for details. I have included links to a few papers & incl. sources discussing the issues.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 9 years ago

Thanks so much for the correction, Bill!

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 9 years ago

Fo details, compare H. gloveri (http://bugguide.net/node/view/116365) and H. columbia (http://bugguide.net/node/view/523609)

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 9 years ago

NOT Glover's Silk Moth - H. columbia gloveri comprises all populations to the west ...along the Western Plains, Rockies and Great Basin States (all similar moths/populations occurring in the Great Lakes region and east belong to H. columbia nominate).

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

What a lovely moth! This looks more like Glover's Silkmoth to me though:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/489811/bgi...

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Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jun 15, 2013
Submitted on Jun 15, 2013

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