Cecropia Moth, scientifically Hyalophora cecropia, is North America's largest native moth and a member of the giant silk moth family Saturniidae. Females have been recorded with a wingspan of five to seven inches or more, and the species is found predominantly across eastern North America, with occurrences as far west as Washington and north into most Canadian provinces; its larvae are most commonly found on maple trees, though also on cherry, birch and other trees, and the species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1758 tenth edition of Systema Naturae.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleEcotourism and Research 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source Hyalophora cecropia (Wikipedia)
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Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Hyalophora cecropia (Animal Diversity Web)
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Hyalophora cecropia (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyFood Habits: Primary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore folivore folivore
Habitat: Habitat Regions
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Cecropia moths are a common model species in laboratory and field research, and often brought into classrooms for learning.
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
View the Source 2. Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia) (Wikipedia)
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Hyalophora cecropia
Child Taxon Of: Saturniidae, Introduction
It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths.
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