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Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. [1] It is a member of the family Saturniidae , or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more.
Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758) – cecropia moth; Hyalophora columbia (S.I. Smith, 1865) – Columbia silkmoth or larch silkmoth; Hyalophora euryalus (Boisduval, 1855) – ceanothus silkmoth; Hyalophora gloveri Strecker, 1872 – Glover's silkmoth; Hyalophora leonis (Naumann, Nassig & Nogueira, 2014) Hyalophora mexicana (Nässig, Nogueira ...
Dryocampa rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow. [ 2 ]
Cecropia is a Neotropical genus consisting of 61 recognized species with a highly distinctive lineage of dioecious trees. [1] The genus consists of pioneer trees in the more or less humid parts of the Neotropics , with the majority of the species being myrmecophytic . [ 2 ]
Luna moth, Actias luna; Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus; Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia; Promethia moth, Callosamia promethea Io moth, Automeris io - male; Tulip tree moth, Callosamia angulifera
Lists of moths by location. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ...
This is a list of butterflies and moths—species of the order Lepidoptera—that have been observed in the U.S ... Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia; Sphingidae ...
Butterfly gardening is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. [2] Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult. In order to support and sustain butterfly populations, an ideal butterfly garden contains habitat for each life stage.