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Cecropia moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Photo by stormy
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Field Notes

Description:

Large moth with distinctive colouring.

Species ID Suggestions

Cecropia moth

Hyalophora cecropia

Reference Link
KarenL
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Comments (4)
Jacob Gorneau
Please add to mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8840485
KarenL
You are welcome stormy! I'm fairly new to the US so I'm still getting to grips with all the species too! I've yet to see one of these beauties but we planted around 40 maple trees last year so hopefully we will attract some in the future!
stormy
Thanks Karen! I'm still learning my moth ID's!
KarenL
Not a Buckeye but a beautiful Cecropia moth!

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Great Lakes Monitoring

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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012

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