Promethea silkmoth 

Promethea Silkmoth

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Tribe: Attacini
Genus: Callosamia
Species: C. promethea
Binomial name
Callosamia promethea
Drury, 1773

The Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea), is a member of the Saturniidae family of moths.

Range

C. promethea is found in the eastern half of the United States and lower parts of eastern Canada.

Food Plants

The larvae of C. promethea feed on a variety of plants including- but not restricted to- the following:

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