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Cecropia Moth in San Francisco
I came across your site after finding a cecropia moth at my office near San Francisco and saw that you told someone previously that the one they found must have been an escapee. After doing some research and verifying with entomologists at California Academy of Sciences, it was determined that the moth I found (as well as the one found by your previous poster) is a Hyalophora euryalus , or Ceanothus moth, common to the west coast of the US. You reorted to Chris and Josephine that they only occur east of the Rockies.
Just thought I would clarify. I have attached a picture of the moth I have found.
Cheers,
Chris

Hi Chris,
We are in full agreement that your moth is a Ceanothus Silk Moth, Hyalophora euryalus, but we still believe the previous posting from San Francisco is a closely related Cecropia Moth. The red edges on the wing markings and striped body are visual cues that lead us in that direction. We are not however entomologists. We are artists, and if an entomologist said the previous moth is a Ceanothus Silk Moth, we will defer, however, if you are basing this soley on the image that you have sent us without the entomologist reviewing the other image, then we cannot agree.

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