25+ Ceanothus Silk Moth Tattoo

I recently encountered the ceanothus silk moth at my home in northern nevada. The cocoon is spun in the outer part of the host plant and is attached to a twig by only one half its length.

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Ceanothus silk moth tattoo

However recently black and grey moth tattoos became quite popular among the women also. The saturniidae silk moth family is a hymn to the glory and mystery of life. Male giant silkmoths have more feathery antennae as that is the scent organ that allows him to locate a female through the pheromones she releases so we believe this individual is a female.

It is a western moth and can be found as far north as british columbia and as far south as baja california. Dear susan though this resembles a cecropia moth that is an eastern species and this is a western relative the ceanothus silkmoth. At first people told me it was a sphinx moth but it didn t look like any of the pictures i found.

During the fall and winter months the pupa gradually undergoes metamorphosis and by late winter or early spring an adult moth emerges from its pupal case. A note about yellow leaves on ceanothus. One of the bugs on ceanothus is the silk moth.

The eggs hatch in 9 14 days and the caterpillars eat leaves. Head green with with two black spots on vertices not prepupal larva. You might even say that the moth is a butterfly alternative for men.

The ceanothus silk moth is one of the larger moths found within the mountain meadows basin with a wingspan ranging between 3 5 to 5 inches. Mature larva up to 90 mm long. The ceanothus silk moth is a relatively uncommon innocuous solitary defoliator.

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