http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3290&chosen_state=55*Wisconsin
I was shocked , excited and but fearful of hurting it when I spied this beauty just a little while ago.
I had to put it out because of my wild child cat MeHide.
Hopefully it will be OK in the thick low shrubs along the Southern part of the house foundation. Whatever happens it is better than being crunched by a cat.
Is it possible that it overwintered on my brugs or ears and just emerged shortly before I found it ?
Cat was going crazy sniffing the floor where I catured the moth. ( I put a large colander over it and slipped a sheet of paper underneath to trap it. )
Oh the excitement ... lol
OMgoodness ....... A Giant Silk moth in my plant room today
very possible Shirley. I have had a few of the Silk Moths I raised late last summer start emerging this week. Putting it out side to find a mate was the right thing to do.
I rescued a female Eastern Bluebird out of my wood burning stove this morning. DH has to go up on the roof this week end and see how it got in the pipe. It is supposed to have a screen on it
Thanks Donna , I feel better now having thought it over .................. there was no other choice.
Sure was a pretty big ol moth ;o))
You know I have never seen a bluebird here in WI except for at Renee's ( rubytuesday) house. They flock to eat from her hand or worm feeders when she calls them.
Gonna hit the sack early, I am weary from trying to repair pasture fence most of the day. This record long Winter and 102" snow fall sure put a hex on the fence line ;-((
Nice to see you again and hope you have fully mended,
~ S