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Splendid Royal Moth

Citheronia splendens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 29, February 27, March 36, April 47, May 43, June 21, July 35, August 43, September 23, October 22, November 23, December 26.
United States366
Arizona360
Mexico82
Queretaro de Arteaga21
Oaxaca10
Chihuahua9
Sonora8
Guanajuato7
New Mexico6
Morelos6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyEmperor and Giant Silk Moths · Saturniidae
GenusCitheronia

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