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

© Carol Wolf
Similar Species:
  • 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
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1972. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2b: p. 246; pl. 18.1-2, 5. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Hyalophora cecropia
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    © Tricia Little
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    - 120mm – © Jim Vargo
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    2nd & 3rd instars
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    4th instar
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    5th instar
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    © Robin Mcleod

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