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Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Silkmoth)

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Hyalophora columbia (Columbia silkmoth or larch silkmoth) is a moth of the family Saturniidae. In the east it is found from Quebec and Ontario to Michigan, northern Wisconsin, and south-eastern Manitoba. In the west it is found from Alberta and Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to south-western Texas and into central Mexico. Glover's silkmoth, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, is sometimes considered a separate species. The wingspan is 80–100 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year.
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0