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Hyalophora cecropia
Large female Giant Silkworm moth (Saturnid family).
Rural
Host plants are deciduous trees and shrubs including apple, ash, beech, birch, elm, oak maple and willow. I found this female in Athens OH 30 minutes south of my home next to the doorway of a Verizon building in town. I brought her home and later that afternoon she dropped ova for me. I released her the next night so she could finish ovipositing in the wild. I was very fortunate that the ova were fertile and hatched.
Spotted on Jun 27, 2011
Submitted on Nov 20, 2012
7 Comments
Thanks Sandra !
Beautiful
Thank you Carlos and Brenda. She was the largest moth I've ever seen.
wow!!! impressive!
Thank you Yuko
Nice story, too!
Beautiful moth!