{"id":2804,"date":"2012-03-06T16:54:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T21:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=2804"},"modified":"2023-03-21T16:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:47:27","slug":"cecropia-moth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/cecropia-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecropia Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Cecropia Moth<\/strong> (<em>Hyalophora cecropia<\/em>) is an example of a type of moth referred to more broadly as a giant silk moth (family Saturniidae).\u00a0 It is also North America&#8217;s largest native moth, with wingspans of over 6.2&#8243; having been documented!\u00a0 Its distribution in the United States reaches as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and as far north as the maritime provinces of Canada.\u00a0 The caterpillars, which are three to four inches in length, feed heavily on leaves and are found most often on maple trees, but they have also been found before on many other kinds of trees including, but not limited to: <em>wild cherry, alder, birch, box elder, plum, apple, dogwood, and willow. <\/em>The adult moths do not have mouthparts and so do not feed; they survive from their body fat stored up during the caterpillar stage.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2804 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pair of Cecropia Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-01b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4109'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2013\/02\/CecropiaLarvae-02-e1679340818983-136x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pair of Cecropia Caterpillars\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4108\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4108'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Caterpillars\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Cecropia moth cocoon in the canopy of an apple tree\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-JFD-534x535.jpg 534w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12902'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia moth cocoon in the canopy of an apple tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-tree-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"143\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-on-apple-tree-JFD-e1679427298460-143x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a cecropia moth cocoon hanging down in the canopy of an apple tree\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12890\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12890'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia moth cocoon in the canopy of an apple tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Cocoon-JFD-e1679427267308-150x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a cecropia moth cocoon attached to the branch of a birch tree\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12892\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12892'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia moth cocoon\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-emerging-from-cocoon-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-emerging-from-cocoon-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a cecropia moth emerging from its cocoon\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-emerging-from-cocoon-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-emerging-from-cocoon-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12898'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia moth emerging from its cocoon\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Side view of a Cecropia Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10164'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moth (<i>Hyalophora cecropia<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Cecropia Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CecropiaMoth-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-762'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moths-Mating-Pair-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moths-Mating-Pair-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a mating pair of cecropia moths\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moths-Mating-Pair-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moths-Mating-Pair-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12880'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moths (mating pair)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) on a Father Hugo Rose (Rosa hugonis)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/03\/Cecropia-Moth-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12872'>\n\t\t\t\tCecropia Moth on a Father Hugo Rose (<i>Rosa hugonis<\/i>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Additional Information<strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butterfliesandmoths.org\/species\/Hyalophora-cecropia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cecropia Silkmoth<\/strong><\/a> (Butterflies and Moths of North America Project) <strong>(includes many excellent photos)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.missouri.edu\/publications\/DisplayPub.aspx?P=IPM1019-9#Cecropia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden: Cecropia Moth<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (University of Missouri Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1646777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Photo: Cecropia Moth Cocoon<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) is an example of a type of moth referred to more broadly as a giant silk moth (family Saturniidae).\u00a0 It is also North America&#8217;s largest native moth, with wingspans of over 6.2&#8243; having been documented!\u00a0 Its distribution in the United States reaches as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and 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