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margaran (Maggie) Jacksonvill, FL(Zone 9a) Sep 13, 2007

I found this by my mailbox- no plants nearby. What is it? What does it eat? I found it last night so figure it will be hungry today. When it bends in a circle, you can see the pretty scarlet soft stretchy parts in between the furry segments. Like a lining in a cape.

Thanks,

Maggie

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 13, 2007

It's possibly a Giant Leopard moth cat, a very pretty moth:

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/Live/Species/8000/8146.shtml

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pbtxlady Garland, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 14, 2007

Oh, that is so funny! I had two pictures to post for ID tonight: a cat, and a moth. Guess which cat and which moth they were? LOL!

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margaran (Maggie) Jacksonvill, FL(Zone 9a) Sep 14, 2007

How cool, they must be in season. What are yours eating? I reads they eat broad leaved weeds. I fed all the other cats but asked hubby to feed this one. So he offered it a variety of lovely leaves to whet its' appetite- Brugmansia "Snowbank", Hibiscus, Dwarf Turk's Cap, and some Firespike that I'm constantly hacking back. With my luck it will decide it really likes Brugmansia LOL.

Maggie

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