: a large North American saturniid moth (Hyalophora cecropia) that is brown with red, white, and black markings
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Related Stories 400,000 Insect Species Face Extinction: Report That fly went on to attack giant silkmoths, a group that includes some of our largest and most beautiful moth species such as luna and cecropia moths.—Nala Rogers, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023 Imagine a unicorn crossed with Jabba the Hut and shrunk to fit in the palm of your hand: the caterpillar of a cecropia moth.—Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
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New Latin cecropia, from Latin, feminine of Cecropius Athenian, from Greek Kekropios, from Kekrops Cecrops, legendary king of Athens
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