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cecropia moth

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ce·cro·pi·a moth  (s-krp-)
n.
A large North American silkworm moth (Hyalophora cecropia) having wings with red, white, and black markings.

[New Latin cecropia, specific epithet, from Latin, feminine of Cecropius, Athenian, from Greek Kekropios, from Kekrops, Cecrops, a legendary Athenian knight.]

cecropia moth [sɪˈkrəʊpɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
[New Latin, from Latin Cecropius belonging to Cecrops]
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Noun1.cecropia moth - North American silkworm mothcecropia moth - North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons


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67 The 5 Award slides were: An der Bluete, Josef Graf, IIWF Germany, 15 pts; Lion with Wildebeest, Carol Bailey, Reno Photo Club, 14; Cecropia Moth #2, Ruth Leyden, Merrimack Valley, 14; Mort.
Cecropia moths, with wing spans of up to 5 inches, fall prey in substantial numbers to a parasitic fly first brought to the United States to rein in gypsy moths, report George H.
There is the delightful swallowtail to be photographed as larva, chrysalis and emerging young adult, and the pair of cecropia moths, discovered at dusk mating at eye-level on a branch of a spruce tree, intent on their business long enough for a roll of exposures.
 
 
 
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