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Genus Hyalophora

moth cocoon? but which moth?? - Hyalophora cecropia Silkworm cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia Moth 08/05 - Hyalophora cecropia Green Caterpillar Found on Tanglewood Campus - Hyalophora cecropia Hyalophora euryalus 4th instars - Hyalophora euryalus h euralis 5th instar - Hyalophora euryalus h euralis 5th instar - Hyalophora euryalus Which species? - Hyalophora cecropia
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Saturniinae (Silkmoths)
Tribe Attacini
Genus Hyalophora
Explanation of Names
Hyalophora is apparently from Greek Hyalos (υαλος)- "glass" and phoros (φορος)- "bearing, carrying"
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 5 July, 2004 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 9 September, 2007 - 7:05pm

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