THE PROMETHEA MOTH
CALLOSAMIA PROMETHEA (DRURY, 1773)

Moth image (female-left; male-right) composited by Bill Oehlke

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802
Family: Saturniidae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Subfamily: Saturniinae, Boisduval, [1837] 1834
Tribe: Attacini
Genus: Callosamia, Packard, 1864

MIDI MUSIC

"Wonderful World"
copyright C. Odenkirk
MIDI CITY
ON.OFF
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The original content of this page is now part of a private membership website called the World's Largerst Saturniidae Site where, as of September 2009, all US species are covered, and over 1400 worldwide Saturniidae species are depicted with food plants, flight seasons, ranges, etc.

Callosamia promethea cocoons and cocoons and pupae of other North American Saturniidae and some butterfly (swallowtail) pupae are available via the links at http://www3.islandtelecom.com/~oehlkew.