Cynthia Moth Samia cynthia New Jersey

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Cynthia Moth Samia cynthia New Jersey, Just The ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia) is a saturniid moth, used to produce silk fabric but not as domesticated as the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The moth has very large wings of 113-125 mm, with a quarter-moon shaped spot on both the upper and lower wings, whitish and yellow stripes and brown background. Eyespots on the outer fore wings. Common name of 'Ailanthus silkmoth' refers to the host plant.

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Keywords: ailanthus, cynthia, insect, jersey, moth, samia, silkmoth