Moth Photographers Group – Hyalophora cecropia – 7767

Saturniidae

890082 – 7767   Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cecropia Moth

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© Carol Wolf

Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Phalaena cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 • Samia albofasciata Sageder, 1933 • Platysamia americana Tutt, 1901 • Bombyx diana Castiglioni, 1790 • Platysamia griffithsi Tutt, 1901 • Platysamia heyeri Tutt, 1901 • Samia macula Reiff, 1911 • Samia obscura Sageder, 1933 • Samia uhlerii Polacek, 1928

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• 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.

© Steve Walter
© Tricia Little
© Jason Dombroskie
© D. Lynn Scott
© Ronnie Gaubert
© Tim Dyson - f.
- 160mm – © Jim Vargo
- 120mm – © Jim Vargo
© Valerie G. Bugh
© Betsy Higgins
© Robin Mcleod
© Stuart Schwartz
2nd & 3rd instars

© Stuart Schwartz
4th instar

© Stuart Schwartz
5th instar

© Robin Mcleod
© Anthony W. Thomas
© Anthony W. Thomas
© Martha Reinhardt