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Tuliptree silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera

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Field Notes

Description:

Large brown moth found dead by parking lot. ID confirmed by butterfliesandmoths.org.

Habitat:

State forest. Mixed hardwoods.

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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Comments (1)
KarenL
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!

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PublishedOctober 26, 2011

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