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Definition of Samia cynthia

1. Noun. Large green silkworm of the cynthia moth.

2. Noun. Large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Samia Cynthia

Sambre River Sambucus caerulea Sambucus canadensis Sambucus ebulus Sambucus nigra Sambucus pubens Sambucus racemosa Samburu Samean Sameer

Samhain Samhita Samhitas Sami Samia Samia cynthia (current term) Samia walkeri Samialugwe Samian Samian ware

Samians Samikshavad Saminess Samir Samira Samis Samkhya Sammarinese Sammarineses Sammi

Literary usage of Samia cynthia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to the Study of Insects: And a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1870)
"Samia ts a smaller genus and with a partially transparent lunate spot in the middle of the wings. Samia cynthia Linn, has been introduced from China and is ..."

2. Guide to the Study of Insects and a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1876)
"Samia cynthia Linn, has been introduced from China and is a hardy worm, quite easily raised, and the silk is Fig. «!7. . of a good quality. ..."

3. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"MATING OF Samia cynthia IN CAPTIVITY. BY CAROLINE G. SOULE, BROOKLINE, MASS. Last winter I received from Nan- tucket cocoons of Samia cynthia and on the 8th ..."

4. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"On Call, promethea and Samia cynthia, artificial heat seems to have not the ... Of the Samia cynthia, none hatched until late in June, as did the larger ..."

5. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1879)
"Attacus Cynthia {Samia cynthia).—A species acclimatized in France and in the United States of America. Easy to rear in the open air on the ailanthus trees. ..."

6. Guide to the Study of Insects: And a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1870)
"Samia ts a smaller genus and with a partially transparent lunate spot in the middle of the wings. Samia cynthia Linn, has been introduced from China and is ..."

7. Guide to the Study of Insects and a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1876)
"Samia cynthia Linn, has been introduced from China and is a hardy worm, quite easily raised, and the silk is Fig. «!7. . of a good quality. ..."

8. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"MATING OF Samia cynthia IN CAPTIVITY. BY CAROLINE G. SOULE, BROOKLINE, MASS. Last winter I received from Nan- tucket cocoons of Samia cynthia and on the 8th ..."

9. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1885)
"On Call, promethea and Samia cynthia, artificial heat seems to have not the ... Of the Samia cynthia, none hatched until late in June, as did the larger ..."

10. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1879)
"Attacus Cynthia {Samia cynthia).—A species acclimatized in France and in the United States of America. Easy to rear in the open air on the ailanthus trees. ..."

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