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Callosamia promethea, commonly known as the promethea silkmoth, is a member of the Saturniidae family, which contains approximately 1,300 species. It is also known as the spicebush silkmoth, which refers to is one of the promethea silkmoth's common host plants, spicebush (Lindera benzoin). C. promethea is classified as a silk moth, which stems from its ability to produce silk, which it does in the formation of its cocoon.C. promethea lives in fores

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