Agapema anona, commonly known as the greasewood silkmoth or Mexican agapema, is a species of giant silkmoth in the family Saturniidae.[1][2][3]

Agapema anona
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Agapema
Species:
A. anona
Binomial name
Agapema anona
(Ottolengui, 1903)

The MONA or Hodges number for Agapema anona is 7754.1.[4]

Habitat

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Agapema anona inhabits southern Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico, spreading into northern Mexico. Habitat has been described as being plains, plateaus, desert foothills, arroyos, and alluvial fans.[5]

Host plants

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The larvae of Agapema anona feed on plants in the Condalia genus, mainly the knife-leaf condalia, green snakewood, and javelina bush. The adults, as with all Saturniidae species, do not feed.[5]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies belong to the species Agapema anona:[1][2]

  • Agapema anona anona (Ottolengui, 1903) 7754.1
  • Agapema anona dyari (Cockerell, 1914) 7754.2
  • Agapema anona platensis (Peigler & Kendall, 1993) 7754.3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Agapema anona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. ^ a b "Agapema anona Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ^ "Agapema anona Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  4. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Agapema anona". Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  5. ^ a b "Mexican agapema Agapema anona | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.

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