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Hyalophora cecropia
Waking up early comes with benefits: Finding huge silk moths sleeping on your deck! Wingspan was about five inches. This is a male, I believe.
Spotted on May 23, 2012
Submitted on May 23, 2012
7 Comments
You're very lucky, that is great news.
We have a big white light on the porch that attracts all kinds of moths and other insects, but this is actually the most I've ever seen. We have several of them showing up this year, and they're usually a pretty rare sight!
Great spotting! I just saw my first Cecropia moth last night. How do you see so many silk moths? I'm not too far from you, hope I can see more.
I've been seeing a bunch of great photos of Cecropias lately. They are stunning moths. Great photos!
I love these!
Is he real ? - what a beauty! You are so lucky...thanks for sharing this
wow! what a beauty..