Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 911618

Columbia silkmoth
Hyalophora columbia

Observation date: May 05, 2013
Submitted by: montanadriver
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Moth on door after the outside light left on all night. About 9AM
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: July 22, 2013
Coordinator notes: This is the gloveri "form" of H. columbia, once considered a separate species, and perhaps will be again sometime in the future. This web page on bugguide.net details information about the species and its forms and taxonomic history. http://bugguide.net/node/view/41872
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Cibola County