Definition of Hyalophora cecropia

1. Noun. North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees.

Exact synonyms: Cecropia, Cecropia Moth
Generic synonyms: Saturniid, Saturniid Moth

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyalophora Cecropia

Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus candicans
Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinthus orientalis albulus
Hyades
Hyaena brunnea
Hyaena hyaena
Hyaenidae
Hyalomma
Hyalomma anatolicum
Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum
Hyalomma marginatum
Hyalomma truncatum
Hyalomma variegatum
Hyalophora
Hyalophora cecropia (current term)
Hyalospongiae
Hyazyme
Hybanthus
Hyblaean
Hyblean
HycI protease
Hydatigera taeniaeformis
Hyde
Hyde's disease
Hyde Park
Hyderabad
Hyderabadi
Hydnaceae

Literary usage of Hyalophora cecropia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"The gene was expressed in recombinant-infected last instar larvae of Trichoplusia ni and in diapausing pupae of Hyalophora cecropia. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... the University of Wisconsin,where the hormone was extracted from the abdomens of adult male Hyalophora cecropia, a species of the giant silk worm moth. ..."

3. Fly-rods and Fly-tackle: Suggestions as to Their Manufacture and Use by Henry Parkhurst Wells (1901)
"... worm is therein called the " Hyalophora cecropia." A description can also be found in "On Insects Injurious to Vegetation," heretofore alluded to, ..."

4. The Entomologist by British Trust for Entomology, Royal Entomological Society of London (1840)
"Hyalophora cecropia, Linnaeus. N. America. p. 132. PI. xi. „ Promethea, Drury. Ditto. p. 134. PI. xii. Saturnia Isis, Westw. maja, Klug. ? p. 138. PI. xiii. ..."

5. A Geography of Pennsylvania: Containing an Account of the History by Charles B. Trego (1843)
"Hyalophora cecropia, a very large nocturnal species, measures six inches in the extent Of the Hemiptera, or bug tribe, we will only mention one species, ..."

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