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