Actual ranges are, in many cases, probably much more expansive than noted. I suspect that with the exceptions of Anisota peigleri (eastern only), Citheronia sepulcralis (eastern only), and Sphingicampa bisecta (central and western only), all species listed are probably widely distributed throughout the state. An absence of a marker for a particular county is probably more indicative of a lack of hobbyists/reporters rather than a lack of moths.
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Western Kentucky
Jeff Marcus sent me extensive records in an annotated checklist compiled by Charles van Orden Covell. The checklist provides for many additions to the USGS listings, and Charles indicates many of the Saturniidae are more widely distributed than his records would indicate.
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