| Agapema anona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Agapema |
| Species: | A. anona |
| Binomial name | |
| Agapema anona (Ottolengui, 1903) | |
Agapema anona, commonly known as the greasewood silkmoth or Mexican agapema, is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae. [1] [2] [3]
Agapema anona inhabits southern Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, spreading into northern Mexico. Habitat has been described as being plains, plateaus, desert foothills, arroyos, and alluvial fans. [5]
The larvae of Agapema anona feed on plants in the Condalia genus, mainly the knife-leaf condalia, green snakewood, and javelina bush. The adults, as with all Saturniidae species, do not feed. [5]
Three subspecies belong to the species Agapema anona: [1] [2]
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