Griffin's Sheepmoth-  Hemileuca griffini - Family:  Saturniidae, Subfamily: Hemileucinae  Tuskes, 1978   - Hodges #7740
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24 September 2011 - Overwinter as ova
egg cluster








PHOTO DETAILS - ©Nicky Davis
LOCATION: 17.1 miles West of Colorado River along Highway 89A, Coconino County, Arizona, ex. Bruce Griffin 24 September 2011 .  Host Coleogyne ramossisima - Blackbrush. 

Rear on Host


Cercocarpus montanus - Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

ELEVATION:  Unk

PHOTOS:
ova after taking out of winter hibernation
All larvae refused Cercocarpus montanus and died


LIFE HISTORY:
Ovum:  Overwinter as ova - ova hatched but refused Cercocarpus montanus.  Host is actually Blackbrush
Larva: 
Pupa:
Adult: 
Broods:
Hibernation:  Overwinter as  ova

REARING
Host Coleogyne ramossisima - Blackbrush. 
Eggs hibernate
Must have 5 hours real sunshine

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