Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Saturniidae (sa-tur-NEE-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Hyalophora
Species: cecropia
Profile:2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Macy, Indiana
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frederick, Maryland
Wiggins, Mississippi
Bucyrus, Ohio
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
La Vergne, Tennessee
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Positive | TBGDN | On Oct 7, 2007, TBGDN from Macy, IN
(Zone 5b) wrote:I found this moth while painting the house on July 2, 2007 hanging from a shrub. It was a beautiful sight, and I cannot recall having seen this moth previously. In researching its habitat and geographic range I came across the following websites which cover an enormous amount of information. (1) http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm and (2) http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3281 | | Positive | Malus2006 | On Oct 24, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN
(Zone 4a) wrote:Also called by the name Cecropia moth I got a larvae of it at the Minnesota State fair this year (2008) - they only have a very brief description about it - food - elm. Luckly I found out that it also eats birch and gave it some - it are hungry, and I had to clean out the sticks and dropping it left behind. Then it weaves a cocoon and then so far nothing else had happened. |
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