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Post by grammanisi on Jun 1, 2015 0:11:06 GMT
My husband was mowing and found this beautiful moth with it's wings all curled in, barely moving. It is really cold here today, so he brought it and after about 15 minute it opened it's wings up and began to fly. We took it back outside and it flew away. The wing span was about 7 inches. I have never seen anything like around here. |
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Post by grammanisi on Jun 1, 2015 0:11:39 GMT
BTW: I figured out how to post a picture!! Yay!
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Post by eats_crayons on Jun 1, 2015 0:12:58 GMT
That is amazing! I've never seen anything like it!
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Post by Karmady on Jun 1, 2015 0:14:05 GMT
It looks like a Cecropia moth. Beautiful.
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Post by stittsygirl on Jun 1, 2015 0:14:18 GMT
My husband was mowing and found this beautiful moth with it's wings all curled in, barely moving. It is really cold here today, so he brought it and after about 15 minute it opened it's wings up and began to fly. We took it back outside and it flew away. The wing span was about 7 inches. I have never seen anything like around here. That's amazing. I've never seen one that size outside of a museum. Beautiful colors too. I hope it's able to survive the cold. TFS. |
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Post by Woobster on Jun 1, 2015 0:15:42 GMT
Holy cow... That is beautiful!!
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Post by gramma on Jun 1, 2015 0:15:50 GMT
Beautiful!
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Post by ametallichick on Jun 1, 2015 0:15:55 GMT
Wow! That is amazing!
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Post by lesley on Jun 1, 2015 0:17:44 GMT
Beautiful colouring, but I'm glad it wasn't in my house! I find moths a little creepy.
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grammanisi
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Post by grammanisi on Jun 1, 2015 0:18:57 GMT
I'm quite sure that it is a Cecropia moth. If we had had a way to keep it alive in the house we would have. It is supposed to warm up again in a couple of days.
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Post by caro on Jun 1, 2015 0:20:54 GMT
Wow, it's gorgeous. I've never seen anything like it.
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Post by melanell on Jun 1, 2015 0:21:41 GMT
Wow! i have never seen anything like that before. TFS.  |
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Post by Karmady on Jun 1, 2015 0:24:56 GMT
The cecropia caterpillars are really cool too.
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Post by cherrie on Jun 1, 2015 0:34:24 GMT
Incredible!!
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Post by peasapie on Jun 1, 2015 0:34:29 GMT
My husband and I are both oogling that beautiful creature. Glad it was safely on its way!
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Post by Ellie on Jun 1, 2015 0:35:00 GMT
So gorgeous! The only large moths I've seen are Luna moths, which are so pretty. I've never seen one of those beauties!
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Post by chirpingcricket on Jun 1, 2015 0:48:14 GMT
That's beautiful! How lucky you are to get to see it in person!
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Post by IAmUnoriginal on Jun 1, 2015 0:51:56 GMT
Wow! I haven't seen one of those since I was a kid. They like maple trees, so if you have some near you, you might see more. Or, you might be able to spot the caterpillars. They are amazing, too. Big fat green things about the size of your index finger with different colored bumps along their backs. It's good you let it go. They only live about two weeks after becoming moths. Lots of living to do in those two weeks -- finding a mate and reproducing.
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Post by wasil on Jun 1, 2015 0:55:58 GMT
Wow!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 0:55:58 GMT
Wow, that is amazing!
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 1, 2015 3:14:38 GMT
So big and pretty!!
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Post by Zee on Jun 1, 2015 3:16:42 GMT
It's a cecropia moth. Beautiful!
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 1, 2015 3:17:15 GMT
"It's wings all curled in..." maybe it had just recently hatched out of its cocoon, and was still in the process of filling out its wings after hatching?
regardless, it's a gorgeous specimen; thanks for sharing!
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Post by Chips on Jun 1, 2015 3:17:30 GMT
That is amazing! I have never seen a moth like that but I live in northern Illinois. Do you live in a warm area? Where are moths like that found/ Thanks for sharing |
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Post by Zee on Jun 1, 2015 3:20:26 GMT
That is amazing! I have never seen a moth like that but I live in northern Illinois. Do you live in a warm area? Where are moths like that found/ Thanks for sharing I grew up in northern Illinois and my dad fond one once and brought it home for me and my sister. It laid its eggs in the habitat we had for it, then died (that's what they do). So pretty. ETA: We kept constant vigil, but none of the eggs hatched. We were really disappointed! |
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Post by danor98 on Jun 1, 2015 3:24:11 GMT
That is amazing......thanks for taking the pic and sharing (and congrats on figuring out how to post a pic, I'll get it one of these days! ) |
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Post by oldcrow on Jun 1, 2015 3:30:01 GMT
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by YooHoot on Jun 1, 2015 4:05:44 GMT
Wow! That's amazing. I'd probably shit my pants and then grab my camera.
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Post by red88 on Jun 1, 2015 4:15:04 GMT
That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 1, 2015 4:20:05 GMT
That's so cool. Thanks for sharing.
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