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Genus Callosamia

green lined light green red-tipped horned - Callosamia angulifera

promethea cocoon maybe - Callosamia promethea

large, brown moth with white 'line' on wing, numerous dots along the edge - Callosamia angulifera - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)

Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)

Subfamily Saturniinae (Silkmoths)

Tribe Attacini

Genus Callosamia

Explanation of Names

Author of the genus is Packard, 1864. Callo is Latin for thick-skinned. Samia is from Roman mythology. Samia was a daughter of Meander, a river god, and also, an important river in Asia Minor. Most species in the genus were originally classified under Samia. (Based on Internet searches.)

Numbers

Three species

Callosamia angulifera

Callosamia promethea

Callosamia securifera

Range

C. promethea is found in eastern North America. C. angulifera is more eastern and does not range as far north. C. securifera is found in the southeast.