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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Agapema |
| Species: | A. dyari
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| Agapema dyari Cockerell, 1914
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Agapema dyari, or Agapema anona dyari, is a species of giant silk moth in the family Saturniidae, first described by Cockerell in 1914.[1]
The MONA, or Hodges number, for Agapema dyari is 7754.2.
Habitat
Agapema dyari inhabits southern Texas, and northern Mexico.[1] Habitat is described as being desert foothills, arroyos, plains, plateaus, and alluvial fans.
Host plants
The larvae of Agapema dyari feed on plants in the genus Condalia, including knife-leaf condalia, green snakewood, and javelina bush. The adults, as with all Saturniidae species, do not feed.
References
- ^ a b "Agapema dyari (Cockerell, 1914) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.