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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Saturniidae
890082 – 7767   Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Cecropia Moth

© Carol Wolf
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 7767
  • albofasciata (Sageder, 1933) (Samia)
  • americana (Tutt, 1901) (Platysamia)
  • diana (Castiglioni, 1790) (Bombyx)
  • griffithsi (Tutt, 1901) (Platysamia)
  • heyeri (Tutt, 1901) (Platysamia)
  • macula (Reiff, 1911) (Samia)
  • obscura (Sageder, 1933) (Samia)
  • uhlerii (Polacek, 1928) (Samia)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Steve Walter
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Tricia Little
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Ronnie Gaubert
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Tim Dyson - f.
    Hyalophora cecropia
    - 160mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hyalophora cecropia
    - 120mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Valerie G. Bugh

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Betsy Higgins

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Robin Mcleod

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Stuart Schwartz
    2nd & 3rd instars
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Stuart Schwartz
    4th instar
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Stuart Schwartz
    5th instar
    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Robin Mcleod

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Anthony W. Thomas

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Anthony W. Thomas

    Hyalophora cecropia
    © Martha Reinhardt


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