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Superfamily Bombycoidea - Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths

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 » Samia » Ailanthus Silkmoth - Hodges#7759 (Samia cynthia)

History of the Ailanthus Silkmoth (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Philadelphia ...

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Kenneth D. Frank. "History of the Ailanthus Silkmoth (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Philadelphia: a case study in urban ecology." Entomological News 97 (1986): 41-51.

Contributed by Abigail Parker on 3 September, 2009 - 1:38pm

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Moths of North America - Cecropia Silkmoth - Hyalophora cecropia

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 5 July, 2004 - 9:05pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)

Kitching, I.J., 2020. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 23 May, 2020 - 8:26am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Essex County, Ontario Moths

Monitoring the moths of Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Occurrence and flight season data as well as family-level checklists for the region.

Contributed by Mark Nenadov on 1 February, 2023 - 11:04am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Block Island Moths

Quantitative assessments of phenology, abundance, and habitat associations of all moth and caddisfly species on Block Island, Rhode Island.

Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 14 June, 2022 - 1:53pm

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Order LEPIDOPTERA (Moths & Butterflies): Key and Description of Families

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 6 December, 2019 - 4:26pm

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Glossary (Moth)

Contributed by Iustin Cret on 12 October, 2019 - 9:08pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Gilligan, T. M. & S. C. Passoa. 2014. LepIntercept, An identification resource for intercepted Lepidoptera larvae.

Gilligan, T. M. & S. C. Passoa. 2014. LepIntercept, An identification resource for intercepted Lepidoptera larvae. Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA-APHIS-PPQ-S&T, Fort Collins, CO. [accessed at http://www.idtools.org/id/leps/lepintercept].

Contributed by Steve Nanz on 23 October, 2018 - 4:55am

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