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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Syssphinx » Hubbard's Small Silkmoth - Hodges#7711 (Syssphinx hubbardi)
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Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female
Copyright © 2018 Salvador Vitanza

Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - Female
Box Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 4, 2018
She laid eggs overnight. She seemed to be clutching the eggs close to her body
Attracted to mercury vapor and ultraviolet lights
Coordinates: 31.799198, -110.798744

The eggs she laid look similar to this other entry:

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Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi - female Female, Hubbard's Small Silkmoth? - Syssphinx hubbardi
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 7 August, 2018 - 8:02am
Last updated 14 November, 2021 - 9:07pm

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