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Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Description:

Largest silk moth in North America. Male due to the antennae plumage. 6 inch wingspan. Same as previous spots. Nighttime photography

Habitat:

Woodlands/lawn border in the Poconos, PA

Notes:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/111...

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12 Comments

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Awesome series!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Congrats Carol, your spotting was featured in our Facebook quiz! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

Sumukha Javagal
Sumukha Javagal 11 years ago

Awesome series..!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Beautiful series!

NeilDazet
NeilDazet 11 years ago

Simply beautiful.

MatthewKritzer
MatthewKritzer 11 years ago

Lovely spotting...

KishaB
KishaB 11 years ago

I love this guy!! The colors are amazing!!

Alex Pope
Alex Pope 11 years ago

Great series! :)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Wow, do I wish I could spot one of these; the photo series are great.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Fantastic beautiful Carol:)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Magnificent creature! (only God could create)

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

penna, USA

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

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