Hyalophora euryalus  (Ceanothus Silkmoth)

© Libby & Rick Avis (Photo ID #9822)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	North of Naramata
Photographer	Libby & Rick Avis
Habitat	Dryland bench
Photo Date	May 22, 2004
Upload Date	December 11, 2009
Elevation (m)	500
Latitude	49.6694450378418
Longitude	-119.639442443848
Photo ID #	9822
Comments	Saturniidae - Saturniinae - Hodges # 7770 Ceanothus Silk Moth Note : Horizontal white bands on abdomen - characterisitic of "normal" version of H. euryalus. These are lacking in Vancouver Island phenotype which has a brown abdomen. Photos of V.I. phentotype also posted. (Comment, D. Bridgehouse, Museum of Nova Scotia. Also ref. Dean Morewood "Occurrence and inheritance of colour pattern dimorphism in adults of H. euryalus" Journal of Ent. Soc. of BC, 2000, Vol 97)