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Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Photo by mdenardi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Two Cecropia Moths mating on a car tire.

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Hyalophora cecropia

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Comments (5)
Yasser
Wow! What a spotting! This is North America's largest native moth. Great find. I've added a reference link to this spotting. Thanks for sharing and welcome!

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PublishedJuly 6, 2011

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