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Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Photo by Annie T
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

this died not long after this picture was taken

Species ID Suggestions

Cecropia Moth

Hyalophora cecropia

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Awesome spotting! This is N. America's largest moth. I would love to see this. I believe you have spotted an adult female. These moths don't have any mouthparts and only live 7 - 10 days.
NicoleB
Lovely species and photo. Too bad he died :(

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PublishedAugust 1, 2011

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