Ailanthus Silkmoth Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773)    Synonyms: Hodges #7759.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Saturniidae   >   Genus Samia   

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Ailanthus Silkmoth empty egg casings (hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth caterpillar(hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth caterpillar(hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth caterpillar (third instar) (hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth caterpillar (third instar) (hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

First, second, and third Ailanthus Silkmoth instars (hand-reared). Notice the remnants of molt on third instar. Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth (hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)

An Ailanthus Silkmoth (hand-reared). Photo by Eric Gofreed. (MBP list)


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