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Columbia Silkmoth

Hyalophora columbia

Notes:

Found at 7500ft in the northern San Juan mountains near Placerville, Colorado.

2 Species ID Suggestions

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago
Cecropia MOth
Hyalophora cecropia


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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 9 years ago

Hyalophora cecropia is more common in eastern North America and is much less red overall, making H. columbia a much better match.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods :-)

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Hi shawnalaborde, this beautiful spot belongs in the Arthropod category :)

shawnalaborde
Spotted by
shawnalaborde

Colorado, USA

Spotted on May 22, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013

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