Image of Regal Moth

Description:
This 2008 image depicts a slightly anterior oblique view of a Hickory Horned Devil caterpillars head region. Its hard to imagine, but keep in mind that this caterpillar is actually a developmental stage, or instar, through which the creature passes before becoming an adult, or imago Regal Moth, Citheronia regalis. Just prior to entering its pupal stage, where it will metamorphose into the adult moth, the caterpillar will change its appearance, adopting more of a turquoise coloration, which looked to be the case in the specimen photographed here.
Created: 2008
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Pancrustacea
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Neoptera (neopteran)
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Amphiesmenoptera
- Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)
- Glossata (glossatan)
- Coelolepida
- Myoglossata
- Neolepidoptera
- Heteroneura
- Eulepidoptera
- Ditrysia
- Apoditrysia
- Obtectomera
- Macroheterocera
- Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
- Saturniidae (giant silkworm moths)
- Citheronia
- Citheronia regalis (Regal Moth)
- Panarthropoda
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- cc-publicdomain
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- James Gathany
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- Public Health Image Library
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