Saturniidae of Saskatchewan
Hyalophora columbia gloveri male, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan,
May 13, 2007, courtesy of Alvin Detta.
The following Saturniidae are found in Saskatchewan. They are grouped
into respective subfamilies and tribes.
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(listed below table) or additional species to add, please send email to
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Hemileucinae
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Hemileuca hera.
Hemileuca hera, (wingspan: m: 55-67mm; f: 62-64mm), flies in the Great Basin area of southeastern British Columbia across southern Alberta to
central southern Saskatchewan in
sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodland, and subalpine sagebrush meadows at elevations as high as 10,000 feet.
Wings are white with black markings including a black crescent-shaped cell spot on each wing. only in southern Alberta
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Hemileuca nevadensis.
The (wingspan: m: 50-66mm; f: 55-70mm). Light coloured median area with yellow crescent cell mark, strongly surrounded in dark grey to black,
make identification to species level easy. There may be subspecies and some variations, however, that make determinations more difficult.
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Saturniinae: Attacini
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Hyalophora cecropia male.
Cecropia (m: 120-145mm; f: 130-150mm). Males and females both come to lights. There is considerable variation
in the width of the red lines from specimen to specimen. Occasionally the forewing crescents are absent or greatly reduced.
eastern half of Alberta
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Hyalophora c. gloveri male. In Canadian Prairie provinces
this is a reddish-brown species with maroon to burgundy highlights in basal and median areas. The post median area tends to
be grey. The white cell markings are not elongated as most often occurs in the hindwings of euryalus.
extensive range in Alberta. Sometimes quite bright.
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Saturniinae: Saturniini
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Actias luna male.
(wingspan approximately 115-125mm). This species is single brooded in Canada with moths on PEI on the wing
from very late May until very early July. The outer margin is traced with either a thin line of maroon scaling or
yellow scaling. The body sides may or may not have a line of pink scales.
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Antheraea polyphemus male.
(wingspan approximately 125mm). Ground colour varies considerable from reddish brown to tan.
Occasionally I see a melanic form with much grey scaling on the wings and sides of the body.
Flies from very late May into early July. throughout southern half of Alberta
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Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan,
courtesy of Krista Bekker.
Hemileuca hera hera, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan,
courtesy of Krista Bekker.
The Hemileuca larva provided by Krista Bekker is a puzzlement. It is not really a perfect match for
either hera or nevadensis, and more strongly suggests Hemileuca nuttalli, but nuttalli is generally regarded as a much more westerly species, documented
for British Columbia only so far as Canadian distribution goes.
Hemileuca hera hera: mid July-early September
Hemileuca nevadensis: September-October-November
Actias luna: June, extreme southeast to central east only
Antheraea polyphemus: June-July
Hyalophora cecropia: June-July, southern half
hyalophora columbia gloveri: May-June, throughout at least southern 2/3
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