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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Citheronia » Splendid Royal Moth - Hodges#7707 (Citheronia splendens) » Citheronia splendens sinaloensis
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Unidentified Caterpillars - Citheronia splendens
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Unidentified Caterpillars - Citheronia splendens
Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 31, 2013
Two of three caterpillar spp. photographed on same day in AM in same general area. Location was along the Florida Canyon trail in the Santa Rita Mountains North side and close to the Santa Rita Experimental Station and Florida Cyn. trailhead. Several caterpillars were feeding on similar plants whose leaves were deeply lobed as shown in photos. The bugs were all at least 1 in. long.
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Contributed by NormaBug on 25 June, 2015 - 3:43am
Last updated 25 June, 2015 - 10:13am

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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 25 June, 2015 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

Citheronia splendens sinaloensis
Images here.
Feeds on wild cotton.
… cwmelton, 25 June, 2015 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

 
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis
Thanks for the ID, great site and super curators!
… NormaBug, 25 June, 2015 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

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