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Definition of Hyalophora
1. Noun. American silkworm moth.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Saturniidae, Saturniidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyalophora
Literary usage of Hyalophora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"The gene was expressed in recombinant-infected last instar larvae of Trichoplusia
ni and in diapausing pupae of hyalophora cecropia. ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Research on the juvenile hormone began in 1962 at the University of Wisconsin,where
the hormone was extracted from the abdomens of adult male hyalophora ..."
3. The Entomologist by British Trust for Entomology, Royal Entomological Society of London (1840)
"hyalophora Cecropia, Linnaeus. N. America. p. 132. PI. xi. „ Promethea, Drury.
Ditto. p. 134. PI. xii. Saturnia Isis, Westw. maja, Klug. ? p. 138. PI. xiii. ..."
4. A Geography of Pennsylvania: Containing an Account of the History by Charles B. Trego (1843)
"hyalophora cecropia, a very large nocturnal species, measures six inches in the
extent Of the Hemiptera, or bug tribe, we will only mention one species, ..."
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