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Moth on My Porch This Morning
allen griggs
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This guy has a wingspan of about 2 1/2 inches.
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Wow ! Stunning.
Thanks for posting.
Nice photo
I have not seen one like that in years around us
We have some very big and purty Luna Moths around here, but I have never seen anything close to the one pictured. Would like to know what kind it is!
Polythemis(sp)??
I shot this pic with a Nikon lens. If you have the ability to enlarge it, the detail is remarkable.
Yep Polythemus.
Actually Polyphemus, the giant son of Posidon. One of the larger Saturnid moths in the US. The family Saturnidae includes the luna, the cecropia, the hickory horned devil and the black witch moth.
Great Picture !!! Thanks for sharing !!
That is the most confusing thing I've ever read on the GB forum.
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Loosen the colander a bit. Grins
OK.
Moths eat vipers,,,
Say what?!
Found a female yesterday morning on the ground (thinner antennas) about 5" across? The one pictured is a boy. Never seen the caterpillars, though.
Simple & basic here.