Biology:Hyalophora gloveri
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Short description: Species of moth
Glover's silkmoth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Hyalophora |
Species: | H. gloveri
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Binomial name | |
Hyalophora gloveri Strecker, 1872
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Synonyms | |
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Hyalophora gloveri, or Glover's silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker in 1872. 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
External links
- "Species Details Hyalophora gloveri". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-267.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (April 12, 2002). "Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker 1872)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q248776 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora gloveri.
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