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 Dryar, 1902 | |
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Syssphinx hubbardi also known as Hubbard's Silk Moth[2] is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. It can be found in Mexico and the southern United States.[3]
Distribution
The species can be found in Arizona, Texas and California.[4] It is also found in the Sonora Desert in Mexico.[5]
Ecology
The caterpillars are 2.5 inches long,[6] and green with red dots. It also has a violet line, that runs across its body.[7] They commonly feed on Prosopis and Cercidium micrphyllum.[8]
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