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Cecropia moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Description:

Injured female Cecropia that got hit by a car. I placed her gently in my carrot garden, where she proceeded to lay approx. 50 eggs before passing. See other photos in my album for documentation of the caterpillars!

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1 Comment

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

At least she got to carry on her genes, good save.

Joanna Stebing
Spotted by
Joanna Stebing

Huntington, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Jul 9, 2012
Submitted on Jul 9, 2012

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