Promethea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Promethea \Pro*me"the*a\, n. [NL. See {Prometheus}.] (Zool.)
     A large American bombycid moth ({Callosamia promethea}). Its
     larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees,
     and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.
     [1913 Webster]