Syssphinx hubbardi

Syssphinx hubbardi
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
(Dyar, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Sphingicampa hubbardi

Syssphinx [Sphingicampa][1] hubbardi also known as Hubbard's Silk Moth[2] is a species of moth in the Saturniidae family. 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]

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