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wildbilled Baker, MT Jun 03, 2012

I found him this morning, chilling out. I never seen this kind of moth around Montana before.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 03, 2012

Looks like a Polyphemus moth. Very pretty.

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wildbilled Baker, MT Jun 03, 2012

Was going to ask what areas they're native to specifically, cause I'm not sure if Montana is one of them.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 03, 2012

This site http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Antheraea-polyphemus states "...every state except Arizona and Nevada."

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 03, 2012

And another...

http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_IILEW0S010.aspx

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wildbilled Baker, MT Jun 03, 2012

Didn't see anything about lifespan.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jun 03, 2012

life span is about 2 weeks tops. The breed, lay eggs and die.

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Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 04, 2012

The adult moth has no mouth part, so only has the stored fat it ate as a caterpillar. I doubt they live long at all.

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