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Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Description:

A femal recently hatched.

Notes:

North America's largest native moth.

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6 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

*Gulp* That IS big... It's HUGE....

GregMasteller
GregMasteller 12 years ago

Would fill the an adult hand.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Wow, super-furry (/cuddly)!
Approx. how big is this fella?

yulia8473
yulia8473 12 years ago

Looks so furry)))

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Love these! Great shots! I think it would look cool if you flipped photo 3 and 5, but that's just me.

GregMasteller
Spotted by
GregMasteller

Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jun 7, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011

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