callosamia promethea

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callosamia promethea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Promethea \Pro*me"the*a\, n. [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zool.)
     A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its
     larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees,
     and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.
     [1913 Webster]