Records of Giant Silkmoths (Saturniinae) from Vermont Collections and 2002-2007

Kent McFarland

doi:10.15468/qrdl22

Records of Giant Silkmoths (Saturniinae) from Vermont Collections and 2002-2007

Citation

McFarland K (2021). Records of Giant Silkmoths (Saturniinae) from Vermont Collections and 2002-2007. Version 1.6. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qrdl22 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

From 2002 to 2007 volunteer butterfly enthusiasts spent thousands of hours in the field in an effort to record the status and distribution of Vermont butterflies. Coupled with this survey was an effort to record all sightings of giant silkmoths (Saturniinae) that were found. As part of the effort, public and private natural history museums were visited to record past records of these species too. This effort continues today as naturalists find and report their sightings via the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

State of Vermont, United States

Sampling

Random observations collected during the Vermont Butterfly Survey. See McFarland, Kent; Sara Zahendra (2013): Vermont Butterfly Survey 2002-2007. figshare. Paper.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.827269.v1

Quality Control

Specimens and photographs were taken for most observations and identified by project biologists. See McFarland, Kent; Sara Zahendra (2013): Vermont Butterfly Survey 2002-2007. figshare. Paper.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.827269.v1

Method steps

See McFarland, Kent; Sara Zahendra (2013): Vermont Butterfly Survey 2002-2007. figshare. Paper.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.827269.v1

Taxonomic Coverages

All Giant Silkmoths (Saturniinae) found in Vermont

Saturniinae
common name: giant silkmoths rank: subfamily

Geographic Coverages

State of Vermont, United States

Bibliographic Citations

McFarland, Kent; Sara Zahendra (2013): Vermont Butterfly Survey 2002-2007. figshare. Paper.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.827269.v1 -
McFarland, Kent P. and Bryan Pfeiffer. Vermont Butterfly Survey. Vermont Center for Ecostudies – Vermont Atlas of Life. Retrieved from http://val.vtecostudies.org. 9-1-2018. -
McFarland, K.P. 2015. Vermont Giant Silkmoth (Saturniinae) Atlas. Vermont Center for Ecostudies – Vermont Atlas of Life. Retrieved from http://val.vtecostudies.org. 9-1-2018. -

Contacts

Kent McFarland
originator
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
Telephone: 802-649-1431
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
metadata author
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
Telephone: 802-649-1431
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
principal investigator
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
Telephone: 802-649-1431
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
position: conservation biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420
Norwich
05055
Vermont
US
Telephone: 802-649-1431
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503