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silkmoth, C. promethea - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2016 Richard Bunn

silkmoth, C. promethea - Callosamia promethea
Village Creek State Park (30.253528 -94.169376), Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas, USA
March 4, 2016
deciduous forest
Contributed by Richard Bunn on 5 March, 2016 - 1:41pm
Last updated 22 March, 2016 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from Hyalophora.
… Bill Reynolds, 22 March, 2016 - 9:34am

Male Promethea Moth
H. euryalus is a western species with all populations west of the Rockies. The range is west of the Sierras and Cascades with some populations extending into n. Idaho and w. Montana.
… Bill Reynolds, 22 March, 2016 - 9:33am

 
thanks bill
for the ID
… Richard Bunn, 17 April, 2016 - 9:16am

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