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Cecropia moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Notes:

This one sat outside my office the better part of a day.

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3 Comments

Zerinity
Zerinity 11 years ago

The top of his wing kind of looks like a fish head.

JDP
JDP 11 years ago

Probably 4-5" tip to tip. Really huge.

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

what a beautiful moth, how big was it?

JDP
Spotted by
JDP

Albany, USA

Spotted on May 18, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012

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