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Ceanothus Silk Moth

Hyalophora euryalus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 213, February 193, March 469, April 572, May 478, June 267, July 146, August 148, September 188, October 192, November 247, December 190.
United States3,499
California2,386
Canada1,355
British Columbia1,310
Oregon705
Washington511
Alberta379
Idaho133
Mexico82
Baja California80

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusHyalophora

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