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55. What does "Cycropia" mean?
Answer:
Cycropia is an artistic spelling of Hyalophora cecropia, a large, beautiful North American silkworm moth native to Wisconsin, and featured in the header of this website. Cecropia moths have reddish brown wings with red borders and grey and white markings including a crescent moon shape. Gretchen Miller and Robert Summerbell choreographed a work titled Moth is a Diary in honor of our namesake.