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Hyalophora cecropia. 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. These moths can be found all across North America as far west as Washington and north ...
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Tribe: Attacini. Genus: Hyalophora. Duncan [& Westwood], 1841. Synonyms. Platysamia Grote, 1865. Hyalophora is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. [1] The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.
Original - Close up of a Cecropia Moth in its caterpillar stage, showing its colorful appearance. The caterpillar reaches up to five inches in length. Reason A good image of the character. It is in focus and shows the appearance of the caterpillar very well. Articles in which this image appears Cecropia moth FP category for this image Animals ...
Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth, with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings. The eyespots give it its name – from the Greek myth of the cyclops ...
A. luna. Binomial name. Actias luna. (Linnaeus, 1758) Mounted specimen. The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly named the giant silk moths. The moth has lime-green wings and a white body. Its caterpillars are also green.
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 ] Berg and Rosselli state that the genus is characterized by some unusual ...
Pine processionary. The pine processionary (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a moth of the subfamily Thaumetopoeinae in the family Notodontidae, known for the irritating hairs of its caterpillars, their processions, and the economic damage they cause in coniferous forests. The species was first described scientifically by Michael Denis and Ignaz ...