Hyalophora
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| H. euryalus imago and H. cecropia caterpillar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Tribe: | Attacini |
| Genus: | Hyalophora Duncan [& Westwood], 1841 |
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Hyalophora is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae.[1] The genus was erected by James Duncan and John O. Westwood in 1841.[2]
Species
[edit]- Hyalophora cecropia (Linnaeus, 1758) – cecropia moth
- Hyalophora columbia (S.I. Smith, 1865) – Columbia silkmoth or larch silkmoth
- Hyalophora euryalus (Boisduval, 1855) – ceanothus silkmoth
- Hyalophora gloveri Strecker, 1872 – Glover's silkmoth
- Hyalophora leonis (Naumann, Nassig & Nogueira, 2014)
- Hyalophora mexicana (Nässig, Nogueira G. & Naumann, 2014)
References
[edit]- ^ Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life: Saturniidae.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hyalophora Duncan [& Westwood], 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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