Taxonomy: Family: Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Flight: One brood during the spring.
Wing Span: 2-1/8 to 3-1/8 inches; females larger than males.
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Caterpillar Food: Mesquite and catclaw acacia are known species, but apparently indigo bush too.
Larvae: Hatch during July. Black in the first instar. Gregarious when young, but wander and become solitary as they age.
Habitat: Mojave Desert Scrub on alluvial fans and along washes.
Range: Deserts of southern California, southern Nevada, southwestern
Utah, and south into Mexico.
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