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Regal Moth

Posted by July 17th, 2009 at 12:19 am

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I found this bug sitting on the ground at my apartment. It is about 2 or 3 inches long. The pictures I took pretty much explain everything else. Thank you!
Katie
Cary, NC

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Regal Moth

Hi Katie,
This is a Regal Moth or Royal Walnut Moth, not a butterfly.  The Regal Moth only lives a few days as an adult and it does not feed.  It mates and dies shortly after.

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