Hyalophora gloveri

Glover's silkmoth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Hyalophora
Species: H. gloveri
Binomial name
Hyalophora gloveri
Strecker, 1872
Synonyms
  • Platysamia gloveri
  • Hyalophora columbia gloveri

Hyalophora gloveri (Glover's silkmoth) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in the Rocky Mountain states, the western parts of the northern Great Plains, and the Canadian prairie provinces, north-west to at least central Alberta. It is also found in northern Mexico.

It is considered a subspecies of Hyalophora columbia by several authorities.

The wingspan is about 100 mm.

The larvae feed on Shepherdia argentea, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Salix species, etc.

Subspecies

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