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Hyalophora cecropia
Large, colorful female moth. Gray, browns and orange with marroon, orange, black and white body.
This female kept gently opening and closing her wings, wafting her pheromones into the air.
Spotted on Apr 30, 2014
Submitted on May 1, 2014
14 Comments
Gorgeous!
Congrats Lisa!
Congrats Lisa! Beautiful SOTD!
Wow,amazingly beautiful Lisa,great photo,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
AWESOME !!
Wonderful Lisa! Congratulations! It was in the prime of it's beauty.
Wonderful photo!!! So so gorgeous!
congats!
Many Many Congratulation... you deserved this...
Amazing species and an excellent specimen. Congrats Lisa.
Congratulations Lisa, stunning moth
Many congratulations Lisa, your great capture ofNorth America’s largest native moth is our Spotting of the Day! Named after Cecrops, a half-man, half-snake King from Greek mythology, the cecropia moth can have a wingspan of over 6 inches!
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Thank you! I always take great pleasure in the beauty of nature and feel privileged to be able to share what I see!
Always love your pictures