Smerinthus ophthalmica 2nd generation in Oregon

[kevinkk]

Earlier this season, I found a pair of Smerinthus coupled up here at home, Lincoln City, Oregon coast,(central)
Found April 24, the larva finished eating, sleeved outside just on June 25 and pupated. Having made mistakes in the past,
I left the pupa in an emergengce cage. Good choice.
3 males are hanging from the ceiling in the cage, I had suspected that the moth had 2 generations here, because of the early nature of
this season's capture, and from larva I have found on the willow tree in late August.

There you go- something I haven't read anywhere, besides the fact that all my books call opthalmica ,ceryisi ,in any event, neither are
claimed to have more than 1 generation this far north.

Anyone that wants a bunch of ophthalmica ova can email me. I was planning on releasing these guys next year anyway.
kevinkoffel@gmail.com