Arizona Counties

This distribution chart is a compilation of information from Paul Opler's Moths of North America Website, the Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary, Lemaire's Hemileucinae 2003 and personal communication with many residents of Arizona. See comments below the map.

Actual ranges may, in many cases, be more expansive than noted. Symbols are placed on map for display convenience and are not indicative of particular regions within a county.

Clicking on a scientific name will take you to a file with pictures and/or information.

O Hemileuca eglanterina complex O Hemileuca hera magnifica O Hemileuca nevadensis ^ Automeris cecrops pamina ^ Automeris iris hesselorum ^ Automeris patagoniensis ^ Automeris randa # Coloradia doris # Coloradia luski # Coloradia pandora davisi O Hemileuca burnsi O Hemileuca electra clio O H. electra mojavensis O Hemileuca griffini O Hemileuca grotei diana OHemileuca hualapai O Hemileuca juno O Hemileuca neumoegeni O Hemileuca stonei O Hemileuca tricolor

X Eupackardia calleta + Agapema anona anona @ Anisota oslari @ C. splendens sinaloensis

X Hyalophora columbia gloveri + Agapema homogena @ Eacles imperialis oslari @ Sphingicampa hubbardi

X Rothschildia cincta + Antheraea oculea @ Sphingicampa montana @ Sphingicampa raspa

% Adeloneivaia isara occurs only as the odd straggler from Mexico into the Peloncillo Mountains in Cochise County. & Hylesia coinopus occurs as a rare stray from Mexico into Santa Cruz County.

Non-member Evan Rand reports:
Antherea oculea - 1 record, Gila Co. July
Sphingicampa hubbardi - Uncommon Maricopa Co. August
Coloradia pandora - 1 record, Navajo Co. August
Automeris cecrops - Uncommon Navajo Co. June
Hemileuca tricolor - Common Pima Co. March

John Angelo Cencioso confirms Antheraea oculea from Flagstaff, Arizona (Coconino County), with this image of a female, taken on July 8, 2003.

Don Ehlen writes, "I can confirm oculea from the following counties:
Santa Cruz Co., Pena Blanca Lake, 31 July 1997 and 5 August 1997;
Santa Cruz Co., Parker Canyon Lake, 7 August 1997;
Pima Co., Santa Rita Mtns., Florida Canyon, 5 August 1996;
Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mtns., Cave Creek, 8 August 1997."

Joel Szymczyk (August 5, 2003) writes, "Friday night (August 1) at Harshaw, we saw TEN species of saturniids:

Automeris iris, Automeris patagoniensis, Automeris cecrops pamina, Antheraea oculea, Anisota oslari, Sphingicampa hubbardi, Sphingicampa montana, Eacles oslari,. Citheronia splendens, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, and 15(!) species of Sphingiidae. The big trophy was a Proserpinus terlooi. Actually a 'small' trophy!

"Saturday night at Box Canyon, at my two light rigs, I saw SEVENTEEN Hyalophora columbia gloveri, all males. The sheets were "cluttered" up with Eacles and Citheronia, and we had recorded eleven species of sphingiid before 2130. It was really kickin' there. all the gloveri came in between 0200 and 0430."

Russell Witkop collected adult Hemileuca tricolor on March 7 and 8 in Sells, (Pima County) Arizona, on Highway 86. Moths were still flying at 3:00 am.

Russell also collected Hemileuca electra clio larvae 2-3 instar near Payson, (Gila County) Arizona, 3/6/04.

Non-member Becky M. reports Automeris cecrops pamina in Payson, Gila County, confirmed with a picture. Becky writes, September 9, 2004, "I live in Payson AZ. Which is Gila County. It was crawling up my back door."

Evan Rand reports for August 8, 2007, with starred items rare:

Gila Co.:
Sphingicampa hubbardi

Pima Co.:

Antherea oculea
Eacles oslari
Sphingicampa montana
Sphingicampa hubbardi

Santa Cruz Co.:

Antherea oculea
Automeris cecrops pamina
Automeris iris hesselorum*
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis
Rothschildia cincta*
Sphingicampa hubbardi
Sphingicampa montana

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