Syssphinx hubbardi
| Syssphinx hubbardi | |
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| Syssphinx hubbardi caterpillar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Syssphinx |
| Species: | S. hubbardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Syssphinx hubbardi (Dyar, 1902) | |
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Syssphinx [Sphingicampa][1] hubbardi also known as Hubbard's Silk Moth[2] is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States.[3]
Distribution
The 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
The 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
- ↑ Alternative scientific name
- ↑ Common name
- ↑ Distribution
- 1 2 BAMONA
- ↑ MPG
- ↑ Mexican destribution
- ↑ BugGuide
- ↑ Description of the caterpillar
- ↑ "Feeding". Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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