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Saturniidae
890085.10 – 7770.1   Hyalophora kasloensis (Cockerell, 1914)
Distribution Data for Hyalophora kasloensis
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Distribution: Type locality: interior of British Columbia.
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Taxonomic Notes: Hyalophora kasloensis (Cockerell, 1914), a self-sustaining hybrid population that originated from euryalis x gloveri stock (Tuskes et al. 1996), is treated as a valid species by Kitching & Rougerie et al. (2018).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Cockle, J.W., 1908. Notes and news. Entomological gleanings from all quarters of the globe. Entomological News, 19: 340-341.
  • Kitching, I., R. Rougerie, A. Zwick, C. Hamilton, R. St Laurent, S. Naumann, L. Ballesteros Mejia, A. Kawahara, 2018. A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Biodiversity Data Journal, 6: e22236.
  • Packard, A.S., 1914. Monograph of the bombycine moths of North America, part 3 (edited by T. D. A. Cockerell). Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, 12: 226.
  • Tuskes, P.M., J.P. Tuttle, M.M. Collins, 1996. The wild silk moths of North America: a natural history of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY & London, UK, available in Books to Borrow at Internet Archive.
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