Re: Cecropia Moth, Hammil Valley

Observers: Joe Morlan
Email: jmorlan@ccsf.edu
Remote Name: 69.107.62.220
Date: 06/20/2006
Time: 05:39 PM -0400

Sighting

In researching a silkmoth I saw on Sunday, it seems that H. euralis is not found east of the Sierra crest. The Hyalophora found in Mono and Inyo counties appears to be the Columbia Silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia). See:

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3283&chosen_state=06*California

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3282&chosen_state=06*California