Syssphinx hubbardi

Syssphinx hubbardi
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Syssphinx
Species:
S. hubbardi
Binomial name
Syssphinx hubbardi
(Dyar, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Sphingicampa hubbardi[1]

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]

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

  1. ^ http://www.arizonensis.org/sonoran/fieldguide/arthropoda/sphingicampa_hub.html
  2. ^ Common name
  3. ^ Distribution
  4. ^ a b BAMONA
  5. ^ MPG
  6. ^ Mexican distribution
  7. ^ BugGuide
  8. ^ Description of the caterpillar
  9. ^ "Feeding". Retrieved December 2, 2012.


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