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magnificent specimen of larva or caterpillar of Bombyx cecropia, 

 a species of silk moth found in America and elsewhere. The 

 species is easily reared, and it feeds on apple, willow, or 

 hawthorn leaves. It spins a large cocoon, and the mature 

 insect is one of the most handsome and largest of moths, 



