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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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Cecropia moth cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2010 Sue Lukens

Cecropia moth cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia - Hyalophora cecropia
Van Buren County, Arkansas, USA
October 15, 2008
Size: 4"
It was completely covered in pear leaves, my fingertip nearby. I didn't know if whoever lived there ate pears or not.

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Contributed by Sue Lukens on 10 September, 2010 - 11:34am
Last updated 30 November, 2011 - 12:45pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… Bill Reynolds, 30 November, 2011 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 1 October, 2010 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

Cocoon
Looks like a cecropia moth cocoon Hyalophora cecropia, and you wouldn't of harmed it by opening the leaves, and this species does eat pear leaves.
… Ryan St Laurent, 10 September, 2010 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Contact info.
Ryan,

I'd like to discuss some of the Sat's, please send me an email if you get a chance.

Thanks,
Contact:
Bill Reynolds
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Curator, Coordinator, & Containment Director of the Arthropod Zoo
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-1029
(919) 733-7450 Ext. 512
bill.reynolds@ncdenr.gov
… Bill Reynolds, 13 January, 2012 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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