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Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Description:

Orange abdomen. About 3-4'' across.

Habitat:

Southern MO. 67 deg. F. April 8th Near the edge of Mark Twain National Forest.

Notes:

Very subdued and resting on the door frame of our motel. Found it about 3 hours before sunset.

5 Comments

GretelDeRuiter
GretelDeRuiter 12 years ago

I spotted the caterpillar stage of this moth last year and hope to see the stage you posted some day myself!

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

Beautiful!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

A real beauty!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Beautiful!!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely first spot!
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Sciencemre
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Sciencemre

Missouri, USA

Spotted on Apr 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 8, 2012

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