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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 15, 2009

Please help I.D. A female?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 15, 2009

This is a Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis); its larva is the hickory horned devil - see http://tinyurl.com/mjrptf

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jul 15, 2009

yay Kim. I raised a bunch last year

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 16, 2009

Thank you for the I.D. Sunnto. Hi Donna, is that a female? I looked for the 'fat' pair of antenaes and didn't see them. I'm getting ready to release it onto my garden outdoor. The link stated that it has a vestigal mouth part (?) so they can nectar like other butterflies?

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 16, 2009

I'm pretty convinced it's a female. Further reading revealed that it doesn't feed. I brought the whole cage and left the 'door' open. Should a male find her? I may have a chance to collect eggs? I hope so, wish me lucks. ^_^

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Laurie19 Caledonia, OH(Zone 5a) Jul 17, 2009

Its also known as a Regal moth. Oh and but the size of the abdomen yup you got a girl. the males have a smaller skinner abdomen. The Regal moths here in Ohio are a lighter shade but i just love insects.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jul 17, 2009

Kim here is my album on moths if you want to see the life cycle of the Regal moth
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/560599337wkqWvw

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 17, 2009

Wow, Donna your album. I will need a whole day devoting to it. Thank you for sharing such wonderful documentation.

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