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Callosamia angulifera
Large brown moth found dead by parking lot. ID confirmed by butterfliesandmoths.org.
State forest. Mixed hardwoods.
Spotted on May 28, 2011
Submitted on Oct 26, 2011
1 Comment
Beautiful moth! What a shame it is dead but the giant silk moths only live 5 or 6 days. They have no proper mouths so can't feed - it appears that their only purpose is to breed & continue the species!