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Hyalophora columbia
Copyright © 2006 jsears

Hyalophora columbia
Hampton, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
June 13, 2006
Size: 10cm wingspan
Just wondering if anyone can identify the type of Moth this is? Found on my Deck one day last year.

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Contributed by jsears on 7 July, 2007 - 8:50pm
Last updated 28 January, 2008 - 12:05pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… J.D. Roberts, 1 August, 2007 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

thanks guys...spot on. htt
thanks guys...spot on.

http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/mothdiversity/columbiasilkmoth
… jsears, 10 July, 2007 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

Glover's Silkmoth
Family: Saturniidae
Hyalophora columbia gloveri
… Richard Wasson, 8 July, 2007 - 12:01am login or register to post comments

 
If you want to use subspecies
this is H. columbia columbia. H. c. gloveri is a western ssp. New Brunswick is on the Atlantic!
… Tony-2, 8 July, 2007 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

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