Glover's  Silkmoth Saturniidae Saturniinae Hyalophora  gloveri Cocoons - Pupae Mating Pair - Female Adult Home     Butterflies and Moths   Details    Larvae

Spinning cocoon - Eleventh day as Fifth Instar Cocoon in Progress - Eleventh Day as Fifth Instar Two cocoons with the willow leaves removed Pupae - Female top, Male  With Larger Antennae Bottom Male has no mark on fourth section from wing case   Female Has a Slit in the Fourth Segment from Wing Case   Female Pupa Showing Development on Wing Case - 27 July 2015 Mating Pair  courtesy Tim Dalsing Mating Pair  courtesy Tim Dalsing Female Photo Details ©Nicky Davis SET ONE Purged excess fluid on 26 June 2015 and began spinning cocoon Photos of male and female pupae Photos of mating pair courtesy Tim Dalsing Photo of Female that eclosed ~20 August 2015 HOST:  Salix exigua Family Tree Family:  Saturniidae,   Genus: Hyalophora,   Species:  columbia,   Ssp.  gloveri Other In the west the caterpillar hosts are the western choke cherry (Prunus demissa), bitter cherry (P. emarginata), bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), wild roses (Rosa), willows (Salix), buffalo berry (Shepherdia argentea), Russian olive (Eleagnus angustifolius), and buckbrush (Ceanothus).  Identification marks: Wings are dark brown to red-brown. The gray area outside the white postmedian band does not contain any red. Crescent spots on the forewings and hindwings are white, although occasionally the spots on the forewing may be reduced or absent. Back to Top