| Moths of North Dakota |
Saturniidae: Saturniinae: Attacini |
Hyalophora gloveri (Strecker 1872)
| Common name: Glover’s silk moth.
Hodges #: 7769. Identification: Rfw 63 mm, one of the largest ND moths, f/hw discal spots weakly to strongly crescentic, white postmedian line bordered outwardly with gray, median area of wing maroon. Similar species: 7767, 7768. Distribution: Rocky mountain states, western portion of northern Great Plains, and Canadian prairie provinces northwestward to at least central Alberta, also in northern Mexico, exact N/S limits unknown. Hosts: Larvae feed on Shepherdia argentia (Pursh) Nutt.– Buffalo berry and further west on Elaeagnus angustifolia L.– Russian olive. Note: This species is often, incorrectly, treated as the western subspecies of H. columbia (S. I. Smith).
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ND, Williams Co., Williston. 5- VII- 1983, UV lt. trap.
ND, Ward Co., Minot, VIII- 2001, coll. J. Knodel, pic. J. Knodel.
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