Christine Morey from Annabelle’s Pet Care sent this photo of a newly emerged Cecropia Moth. This is the second year in a row that she has found a Cecropia Moth cocoon on her hydrangea bush. The hydrangea is sited below her birch tree, which is one of the caterpillar’s food plant. The Cecropia Moth is the largest North American native moth, with a wing span of six inches! Gorgeous Christine–thank you so much for sharing!!!
Male Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)
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Cecropia Moth Cocoon ~ Image courtesy google image search
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Male Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)
Cecropia Moth Cocoon ~ Image courtesy google image search
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It’s wonderful! They’re so perfect when they first emerge. Their wings are always so tattered when you see them at night.
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I trapped a newly emerged male and female Polyphemus Moth in my back foyer overnight and the next morning they were super tattered after only one night of mating.
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