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Calleta Silk Moth

Eupackardia calleta

About

A dark brown silk moth with striking white crescent markings and a broad white postmedial band on each wing. It is native to the Sonoran Desert and surrounding regions.

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Did You Know?

Native peoples historically harvested its cocoons to make rattles and small containers.