Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1903)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males; males are slightly darker. Upperside of forewing is dark gray with gray scalloped median and submedian lines that are obscured against the background. Upperside of hindwing is gray with red at the base which may spread over the whole wing. Forewing has a small white cell spot, hindwing has a larger black spot.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 3 inches (5.6 - 7.6 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge at dusk and mate later that night. The following evening the female lays her eggs. Young caterpillars perch on the undersides of petioles and feed on the leaf bases. Older caterpillars cut through petioles partway and bend down the leaves in order to feed on them. Caterpillars pupate and overwinter in shallow burrows in the ground.
Flight: Probably several broods in Texas from May-November, one brood in the rest of the range from June-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wright\'s acacia (Acacia wrightii), catclaw acacia (A. greggii), and honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. juliflora).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Oak woodland, shrubland, and thornscrub.
Range: Patchy distribution from central Texas west through southern New Mexico and Arizona to southeastern California; south to Veracruz, Mexico.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Aug 05, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Robert L. Langston)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 04, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 13, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Aug 10, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Clifford D. Ferris)
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: Oct 05, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Marilyn Jones)
Region: Texas, Mason County, United States
Verified by: lorispencer (Lori Spencer)
Verified date: Dec 05, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brown County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sinaloa, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Luna County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Terrell County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Chihuahua, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
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Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sonora, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Kimble County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Val Verde County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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