cecropia moth

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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]

(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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cecropia moth - North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees

Hyalophora cecropia, cecropia

saturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons

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butterfly cecropia Hyalophora cecropia saturniid saturniid moth			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. Nature by Cloran, Marilyn / PSA Journal 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. Fly may be depleting U.S. giant silk moths by Milius, S. / Science News 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. Photography in the back yard by Dye, Irene E. / PSA Journal			Cebuella pygmaea Cebus Cebus capucinus ceca cecal cecal appendage Cech Cechy cecidiology cecidology Cecidomyia Cecidomyidae Cecil Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille Cecil Frank Powell Cecil J. Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Cecil Scott Forester Cecilia Cecily cecity Ceclor cecropia cecropia moth Cecropia peltata Cecropiaceae Cecrops cecum cecutiency CED cedar cedar bird cedar chest cedar elm Cedar Falls cedar mahogany cedar nut cedar of Goa cedar of Lebanon Cedar Rapids Cedar River cedar tree cedar waxwing cedar-apple rust cedar-scented cedarbird cedared cedarn cedarwood			CECOS cecosigmoidostomy CECOST cecostomy cecotomy cecotroph cecotrophy cecoureterocele CECOWOR CECP CECPA CECPCT CECPD CECPJ CECPM CECPRS CECR CECRA CECRAL CECRE CECRI CECRL cecropia cecropia Cecropia (Plant) Cecropia (Plant) cecropia moth Cecropia Moth Caterpillar cecropia moths cecropia moths Cecropia peltata Cecropia plant Cecropia plant Cecropiaceae Cecropiaceae cecropias cecropias Cecropidae Cecropin B3 Cecrops Cecrops CECRP CECRS CECS CECSA CECSET CECSR CECT CECTA CECTEC CECTO CECU CECUA CECUAL cecum cecum cecum

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