/si kroh"pee euh/ , ( sometimes l.c. )
a large North American silkworm moth, Hyalophora cecropia, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of forest and other trees. Also called Cecropia .
[ 1865-70, Amer.; Cecropia name of the genus, L: fem. of Cecropius pertaining to Cecrops, legendary ruler of Attica ]