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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) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Hyalophora » Cecropia Moth - Hodges#7767 (Hyalophora cecropia)
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Robin moth or Cecropia moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2008 Liz Levaro

Robin moth or Cecropia moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA
Size: about 3" across

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Robin moth or Cecropia moth - Hyalophora cecropia Unknown moth - Hyalophora cecropia Unknown moth - Hyalophora cecropia
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Contributed by Liz Levaro on 28 June, 2008 - 4:45pm
Last updated 31 January, 2010 - 9:19am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 16 November, 2008 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2008 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

Silk Moth
This is on of the giant silk moths, Hyalophora species
See here for more information.
… Karl Volkman, 28 June, 2008 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Information on Cecropia moth
Many thanks for helping me identify this fantastic moth. I live in Oregon, and after reading more about it, I realize they are not found in the Western third of the United States. Here's a wonderful group of images I found of the entire life cycle:

http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm

Liz
… Liz Levaro, 28 June, 2008 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Beautiful moths! Please see here.
… Maury J. Heiman, 28 June, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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