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"taxonomic": "Samia cynthia",
"word": "ailanthus silkmoth"
},
{
"alt": "Antherea assamiensis, syn. Antheraeopsis assamensis",
"word": "Assam silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Eupackardia calleta",
"word": "calleta silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Hyalophora euryalus",
"word": "ceanothus silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris cecrops",
"word": "cecrops eyed silkmoth"
},
{
"alt": "Antherea pernyi",
"word": "Chinese oak silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Hyalophora columbia",
"word": "Columbia silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Cricula trifenestrate",
"word": "cricula silkmoth"
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"taxonomic": "Bombyx mori",
"word": "domestic silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Samia cynthia ricini",
"word": "eri silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Rothschildia forbesi",
"word": "Forbes' silkmoth"
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"english": "Ceranchia",
"word": "ghostly silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Hyalophora gloveri",
"word": "Glover's silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Agapema anona",
"word": "greasewood silkmoth"
},
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"taxonomic": "Automeris iris",
"word": "iris eyed silkmoth"
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"alt": "Antherea yamamai",
"word": "Japanese oak silkmoth"
},
{
"alt": "Antherea yamamai",
"word": "Japanese silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Caligula jonasi",
"word": "Jonasi silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Hyalophora columbia",
"word": "larch silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Automeris louisiana",
"word": "Louisiana silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Bombyx mori",
"word": "mulberry silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris patagoniensis",
"word": "Patagonia eyed silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia promethea",
"word": "promethea silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Dendrolimus sibiricus",
"word": "Siberian silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia promethea",
"word": "spicebush silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Cricula ceylonica",
"word": "Sri Lankan cricula silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia securifera",
"word": "sweetbay silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia angulifera",
"word": "tuliptree silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Bombyx mandarina",
"word": "wild silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris zephyria",
"word": "zephyr eyed silkmoth"
}
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{
"taxonomic": "Eupackardia calleta",
"word": "calleta silkmoth"
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"taxonomic": "Hyalophora euryalus",
"word": "ceanothus silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris cecrops",
"word": "cecrops eyed silkmoth"
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{
"alt": "Antherea pernyi",
"word": "Chinese oak silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Hyalophora columbia",
"word": "Columbia silkmoth"
},
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"taxonomic": "Cricula trifenestrate",
"word": "cricula silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Bombyx mori",
"word": "domestic silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Samia cynthia ricini",
"word": "eri silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Rothschildia forbesi",
"word": "Forbes' silkmoth"
},
{
"english": "Ceranchia",
"word": "ghostly silkmoth"
},
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"taxonomic": "Hyalophora gloveri",
"word": "Glover's silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Agapema anona",
"word": "greasewood silkmoth"
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{
"taxonomic": "Automeris iris",
"word": "iris eyed silkmoth"
},
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"alt": "Antherea yamamai",
"word": "Japanese oak silkmoth"
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"word": "Japanese silkmoth"
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"word": "Jonasi silkmoth"
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"word": "larch silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris louisiana",
"word": "Louisiana silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Bombyx mori",
"word": "mulberry silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Automeris patagoniensis",
"word": "Patagonia eyed silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia promethea",
"word": "promethea silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Dendrolimus sibiricus",
"word": "Siberian silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia promethea",
"word": "spicebush silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Cricula ceylonica",
"word": "Sri Lankan cricula silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia securifera",
"word": "sweetbay silkmoth"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Callosamia angulifera",
"word": "tuliptree silkmoth"
},
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"taxonomic": "Bombyx mandarina",
"word": "wild silkmoth"
},
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"taxonomic": "Automeris zephyria",
"word": "zephyr eyed silkmoth"
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