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title: "Cecropia Moth"
description: "Hyalophora cecropia — Insetos e aranhas. Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cecropia-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cecropia Moth

> Hyalophora cecropia — Insetos e aranhas. Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth.

- Scientific name: *Hyalophora cecropia*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 20676
- Wikidata: [Q142322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81582](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81582)

## Names

- en: Cecropia Moth
- es: Polilla del guarumo
- fr: Saturnie cécropia

## Countries with the most observations

US (12823), CA (6199)

## Summary

Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the family Saturniidae, or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more. These moths can be found predominantly across eastern North America, with occurrences as far west as Washington and north into the majority of Canadian provinces. Cecropia moth larvae are most commonly found on maple trees, but they have also been found on cherry and birch trees, among many others. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia

## Photo

![Cecropia Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cecropia-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lottery Discountz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24617110

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cecropia-moth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).