How Cold is Too Cold for the Cinnabar Moth?

Supercooling Point
Baylee Mayfield, Monte Mattsson, Linda Buergi, Peter McEvoy 30

20

10

Temperature C
0

-10

-20

-30
00:00.0
0 7 14:24.0
14 21 28:48.0
28 3643:12.0
43
Time (min)
30
25
20
15
Temperature C

10
5
0
-5
-10 Hogg Pass
-15 Corvallis
-20
4/21/2014
May Jun 6/10/2014 Jul 7/30/2014
Aug Sep 9/18/2014
Oct Nov 11/7/2014
Dec Jan 12/27/2014 Feb 2/15/2015
Mar Apr 4/6/2015

Adult (moth) Egg Larva Pupa

~1 mo ~15 d ~ 1.5 mos ~9 mos