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Promethea Moths mating

Callosamia promethea

Description:

Female, light colored on the left, Male, black on the right. Mating - Wingspan approximately 3.5 - 4 inches. Mating occurs 4 p.m. - sunset.

Habitat:

Border woodlands/lawn in the Poconos

Notes:

5th photo. Privacy please! HA!

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1 Comment

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

For the photos they were moving all around, but for the video they were perfectly still.

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on May 16, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2012

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