Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1903)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males; males are slightly darker. Upperside of forewing is dark gray with gray scalloped median and submedian lines that are obscured against the background. Upperside of hindwing is gray with red at the base which may spread over the whole wing. Forewing has a small white cell spot, hindwing has a larger black spot.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 3 inches (5.6 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge at dusk and mate later that night. The following evening the female lays her eggs. Young caterpillars perch on the undersides of petioles and feed on the leaf bases. Older caterpillars cut through petioles partway and bend down the leaves in order to feed on them. Caterpillars pupate and overwinter in shallow burrows in the ground.
Flight: Probably several broods in Texas from May-November, one brood in the rest of the range from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wright\'s acacia (Acacia wrightii), catclaw acacia (A. greggii), and honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. juliflora).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Oak woodland, shrubland, and thornscrub.
Range: Patchy distribution from central Texas west through southern New Mexico and Arizona to southeastern California; south to Veracruz, Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 66 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: Vestasflame
Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Dec 09, 2020
Observation date: Nov 14, 2020
Submitted by: squidpdx
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Nov 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 08, 2019
Submitted by: Solenodon
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2017
Submitted by: drvmd
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: Sam Rodd
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: azrhino
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 16, 2017
Submitted by: April80
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: Watcher1
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 09, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Oct 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 24, 2016
Submitted by: Ranger Mark
Region: Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Oct 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 08, 2016
Submitted by: Susan Whitmer
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 09, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Oct 12, 2016
Observation date: Sep 15, 2015
Submitted by: Tonia Graves
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 08, 2015
Observation date: Apr 14, 2015
Submitted by: magpie
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Apr 22, 2015
Observation date: Aug 25, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Dec 11, 2014
Observation date: Aug 24, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 08, 2014
Observation date: Sep 04, 2014
Submitted by: blondie
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 08, 2014
Observation date: Aug 22, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 05, 2014
Observation date: Jul 31, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Graham County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Sep 05, 2014
Observation date: Sep 02, 2012
Submitted by: kelleystaab
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 08, 2012
Observation date: Jul 04, 2011
Submitted by: Anaisnin
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Aug 17, 2011
Observation date: Mar 23, 2011
Submitted by: UARambo82
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: Mar 25, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 30, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
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