CLOSED: My DD sent me this moth picture

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cpartschick Gladwin, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 05, 2008

DD seems to think that I know everything about the outdoors. I am totally clueless about bugs, moths and butterflies. (although I like them very much)

Does anyone have an idea? I told her I would need help from my DG friends on this one.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jun 05, 2008

think it is a Cecropia Moth Hyalophora cecropia

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LEO88 Big Rapids, MI(Zone 4b) Jun 05, 2008

Hyalophora cecropia... didn't know they were out yet... commonly found here in Michigan summers around streetlights at night... they're so big, people often think they're bats, or birds. We used to find the larvae on Hawthorne trees, then raise the moths in captivity.

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cpartschick Gladwin, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 05, 2008

I have seen these and yes they are really big. I will ask my daughter and see if this is it.
You guys are great. Thanks.

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cpartschick Gladwin, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 06, 2008

Yup, that is the one. Thanks!

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