Hyalophora gloveri
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| Species: | H. gloveri
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| Hyalophora gloveri Strecker, 1872
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Glover's Silkmoth (Hyalophora gloveri) is a moth of the Saturniidae family. 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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