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Sweetbay Silkmoth

Callosamia securifera

Classification

Class
Insecta

The sweetbay silkmoth (Callosamia securifera) is a saturniid in the genus Callosamia. It was named after the host tree, Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay magnolia). The species was first described by Peter Maassen in 1873.

Distribution

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