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Columbia Silkmoth - Hodges#7768 (Hyalophora columbia)
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Glover's Silkmoth - Hodges#7769 (Hyalophora columbia gloveri)
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Copyright © 2010
Jim Stefon
Colorado moth? -
Hyalophora columbia
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front range about 5,800', Douglas County, Colorado, USA
May 1, 2010
vertical dark stripes on grayish body
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Contributed by
Jim Stefon
on 4 May, 2010 - 5:44pm
Last updated 4 May, 2010 - 9:31pm
Colorado moth? - Hyalophora columbia -
this bears a striking resemblance to my reared male gloveri from MT!
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patrick white
, 2 December, 2010 - 9:52am
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 4 May, 2010 - 9:31pm
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It's a Glover's
You might find Cecropia in the area too, as they are either introduced or follow the streams into the area from the east. The base of the Front Range is the place where the two come into contact. However, Glover's is definitely native there and usually by far the more likely to be seen along the Front Range. Also, Cecropia is usually somewhat larger than this and considerably more reddish. They also hybridize on occasion, but I've never been lucky enough to come across a hybrid myself. Out on the Plains the Cecropia moth is the one that is present except nearer to the mountains.
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David J. Ferguson
, 4 May, 2010 - 6:23pm
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Looks, to me,
like a male Glover's Silkmoth - Hodges#7769 -
Hyalophora columbia gloveri
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However, the Cecropia Moth is similar--and I'm not a moth expert--so please wait for confirmation/correction.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 4 May, 2010 - 6:05pm
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