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Websplendid royal moth (citheronia splendens sinaloensis) The caterpillars look like bird droppings and spend majority of their life cycle on leaves, feeding on them in the evening. Larval Food Plants: desert cotton … solutions to problems of urban agriculture

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Citheronia splendens, the splendid royal moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found from southern Arizona south into central and south-eastern Mexico. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1886. The wingspan is 106–150 millimetres (4.2–5.9 inches). Adults are on wing from July to August. See more Females lay eggs in groups of 1 to 4 on sides of a plants leaves. The caterpillars look like bird droppings and spend majority of their life cycle on leaves, feeding on them in the evening. When the caterpillars mature they start … See more • Citheronia splendens splendens (Jalisco, México, Guerrero and Chiapas) • Citheronia splendens sinaloensis Hoffmann, 1942 (central and northwestern Mexico, south-eastern Arizona) • Citheronia splendens queretana Vázquez-G., 1944 (Mexico) See more WebCitheronia splendens. Identification Numbers. TSN: 936170. Geography Working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the … WebJun 15, 2014 · As for wildlife, desert cotton does not appear to be browsed by rabbits or javalina. It is a larval food plant for the Arizona royal moth (Citheronia splendens sinaloensis) and appears to be pollinated by the solitary desert bees. Back in the 1930s attempts were made to erradicate this plant from the mountains and foothills of southern … solutions to problems of democracy