Mariposa-real-do-nogueiral
Citheronia regalis
Mariposa
Grande mariposa de seda nativa cuja lagarta famosa é o hickory horned devil. As larvas comem nogueira-preta, nogueiras-hickory, pecan, liquidâmbar, caqui e outras árvores duras do leste, depois pupam no solo. Os adultos não se alimentam; o apoio real é manter árvores hospedeiras maduras e solo pouco perturbado sob elas.
Plano para esta espécie
Conjunto de plantas adequado para Chicago, IL: primeiro plantas hospedeiras e especialistas, depois plantas de néctar, frutos, sementes, folhagem e abrigo que ainda se encaixam na leitura climática atual e de meados do século.
6 relações essenciais / 0 plantas de apoio
Relações hospedeiro/especialista: 6
Relações forrageio/polinização: 0
Relações de abrigo: 0
Papéis de relação: 1
Caquizeiro-americano
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
The Regal moth record lists persimmon among hickory horned devil larval hosts; American persimmon is Diospyros virginiana, the native eastern persimmon in the catalog.
Liquidâmbar-americano
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
The Regal moth record lists sweetgum among hickory horned devil larval hosts; sweetgum is Liquidambar styraciflua, a native eastern hardwood.
Nogueira-preta
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
Royal walnut moth / hickory horned devil larvae are documented on walnut-family hardwoods including black walnut; the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center also names the regal moth as a black walnut larval host.
Nogueira-pecã
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
The Regal moth record explicitly lists pecan among hickory horned devil larval host trees; pecan is Carya illinoinensis.
Nogueira-porca
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
The Regal moth record documents hickories among hickory horned devil larval hosts; pignut hickory is Carya glabra, a native eastern Carya.
Nogueira-de-casca-escamosa
Essencial / Plantas hospedeiras de larvas
The Regal moth record documents hickories among hickory horned devil larval hosts; shagbark hickory is Carya ovata, a native eastern Carya.
Plantas no catálogo
Plantas hospedeiras de larvas · 7
The Regal moth record lists persimmon among hickory horned devil larval hosts; American persimmon is Diospyros virginiana, the native eastern persimmon in the catalog.
The Regal moth record lists sweetgum among hickory horned devil larval hosts; sweetgum is Liquidambar styraciflua, a native eastern hardwood.
Royal walnut moth / hickory horned devil larvae are documented on walnut-family hardwoods including black walnut; the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center also names the regal moth as a black walnut larval host.
The Regal moth record explicitly lists pecan among hickory horned devil larval host trees; pecan is Carya illinoinensis.
The Regal moth record documents hickories among hickory horned devil larval hosts; pignut hickory is Carya glabra, a native eastern Carya.
The Regal moth record documents hickories among hickory horned devil larval hosts; shagbark hickory is Carya ovata, a native eastern Carya.
The regal moth - whose spectacular hickory horned devil caterpillar is the largest in North America - uses oaks among its hosts, and its range is centred on exactly the southeastern hardwood country this oak occupies.
Distribuição
Leste dos Estados Unidos, da Nova Inglaterra e Grandes Lagos ao sul pelos estados do Golfo e a oeste até o baixo Meio-Oeste e as planícies orientais.
Fontes e citações
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Plotwright. (n.d.). Mariposa-real-do-nogueiral (Citheronia regalis). Retrieved 2026, August 20, from https://plotwright.com/wildlife/citheronia-regalis
Fontes usadas neste registro
Este registro foi compilado a partir das fontes abaixo.
BAMONA: Regal Moth Citheronia regalis
Species profile used for range, adult/lifecycle context, and larval host trees including walnut, hickory, pecan, sweetgum, and persimmon.
BugGuide: Citheronia regalis
Identification and host-plant cross-check for the royal walnut moth / hickory horned devil.
GBIF: Citheronia regalis
GBIF returns an exact accepted species match for Citheronia regalis at key 1865555 in family Saturniidae.
iNaturalist: Citheronia regalis
iNaturalist taxon 81586 is the species Citheronia regalis, the regal moth.