Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1288734

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Observation date: May 27, 1979
Date notes: time is approximate for late pm
Submitted by: rengeman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The moth was observed along a trail and near the stream in the bottom of Jones Hole Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument, Utah near the Colorado border. Interesting to note that the previous day a different species of silkmoth, Glover's Silkmoth (Hyalophora gloveri), was observed nearby in the same canyon.
Status: Resident
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: April 19, 2021
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Utah, Uintah County