| Syssphinx hubbardi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Syssphinx |
| Species: | S. hubbardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Syssphinx hubbardi (Dyar, 1902) | |
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Syssphinx hubbardi, or Hubbard's silk moth, [2] is a species of moth in the family Saturniidae. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States. [3]
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]
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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