Hyalophora sp. (cecropia x columbia)

Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada
June 15, 2000
Coll. Bill O.

These occasional crosses occur in the northeast (US & Canada)
For additional information on natural hybridization between cecropia & columbia in e. Canada, please refer to the following article: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4131001?uid=3739776&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=47698739510437
Bridgehouse, Derek W. A Case of Natural Hybridization Between Hyalophora cecropia and Hyalophora columbia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Nova Scotia, Northeastern Naturalist, 13(1):29-34, 2006.

For details on Natural Hyalophora hybrids, refer to the following: http://bugguide.net/node/view/522270