Syssphinx hubbardi, or Hubbard's silk moth,[2] is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States.[3]
Syssphinx hubbardi | |
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Adult (top) and larva (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Saturniidae |
Genus: | Syssphinx |
Species: | S. hubbardi
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Binomial name | |
Syssphinx hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)
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Synonyms | |
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Distribution
editThe species can be found in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.[4][5] It is also found in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico.[6]
Ecology
editThe caterpillar is approximately 2.5 inches long,[7] and green with many white dots. It also has a violet line that runs across its body.[8] They commonly feed on Prosopis (mesquite), Acacia,[4] and Cercidium microphyllum (palo verde).[9]
References
edit- ^ http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/arthropoda/sphingicampa_hub.html
- ^ Common name
- ^ Distribution
- ^ a b BAMONA
- ^ MPG
- ^ Mexican distribution
- ^ BugGuide
- ^ Description of the caterpillar
- ^ "Feeding". Retrieved December 2, 2012.