| Cecropia moth | |
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| Mounted adult female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Hyalophora |
| Species: | H. cecropia
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyalophora cecropia | |
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Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth.[1] It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more. These moths can be found predominately across the east of North America, with occurrence's as far west as Washington and north into the majority of Canadian provinces.[2] Cecropia moth larvae are most commonly found on maple trees, but they have also been found on cherry and birch trees among many others. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
- ^ "Cecropia Moth". National Wildlife Federation. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (October 15, 2024). "Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved October 15, 2024.