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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 20:42:31 GMT -5
I caught this in the grass one day last summer / fall. Anyone know the name of it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2013 23:34:22 GMT -5
Hi Rick, If my memory serves me correctly, It's called a Cecropia (not sure of the spelling there) Moth. They live for years underground as a pupa. When they emerge, they only live for three days, simply to reproduce. Their lifespan is so short, they don't even have a mouth. They don't need to eat in such a short time.
She/he is beautiful for sure
coinguy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2013 10:28:28 GMT -5
Thanks J.
The name is correct, spelling too. From that I learned it is the largest North American moth, and that one is as big as they get, a full 6+ inches (when flat, it's wings are up a bit in that pic.)
It is a female, males have more "feathery" antena.
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Mar 7, 2013 10:50:21 GMT -5
From the land of the Bluenose.....nice butterfly photo SPR! Must have missed your calling me son!
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