75+ Ceanothus Silk Moth

Congratulations on your sighting of a ceanothus silk moth hyalophora euryalus one of the giant silk moths. Those big silk moth antenna are for smelling a mate.

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groupe Ceanothus silk moth!!!

Areas outside the narrow white postmedian lines are also red to brownish red but may have black overscaling. Olivaceous and coast white lilac c. The wings are all folded because this moth has just emerged from the cocoon. Expanse 7 4 12 7 cm with pale lines and long crescent shaped hindwing discal spots that flies in forests in all but the most eastern and northern reaches of the pacific northwest.

The ceanothus silk moth is the western version of the cecropia. This collection of still and video images shows the complete life cycle of the euryalus silkmoth hyalophora euryalus from mating to emerging. It is wonderful that you included both and open winged and closed winged shot and also that your included a ruler. The ceanothus silk moth lives in the nearby chaparral covered hillsides above csusm.

The larva caterpillar feeds primarily on species of california lilac ceanothus. Hyalophora euryalus boisduval 1855 identification. It is found in the dry intermontane valleys and interior of british columbia canada as far north as prince george along the fraser river south to baja california in mexico. All of this will assist our west coast readers who should begin sighting this moth now that spring is approaching.

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