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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) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Hyalophora » Columbia Silkmoth - Hodges#7768 (Hyalophora columbia) » Glover's Silkmoth - Hodges#7769 (Hyalophora columbia gloveri)
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Glover's Silk Moth? - Hyalophora columbia - female
Copyright © 2011 sltvinge

Glover's Silk Moth? - Hyalophora columbia - Female
Burstall, Saskatchewan, Canada
May 31, 2011
Open prairie/grassland habitat.

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Glover's Silk Moth? - Hyalophora columbia - female Glover's Silk Moth? - Hyalophora columbia - male - female
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Contributed by sltvinge on 2 June, 2011 - 4:38pm

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… David J. Ferguson, 2 June, 2011 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

yes, that's what these are
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 2 June, 2011 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm curious David
that appears to be a lowgrowing evergreen maybe a juniper they are on, do you suppose thats the foodplant?
… Edna Woodward, 2 June, 2011 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a Juniper
Probably Juniperus horizontalis. On first thought it would seem unlikely as a food plant, but it's an interesting idea - could be.

Then again it may have just been the highest perch around?

Dave
… David J. Ferguson, 3 June, 2011 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
from everything i know
the female doesnt fly untill mated. i just dont see anything else around. wish i could just take off and investigate these sort of things.
… Edna Woodward, 3 June, 2011 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

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