Cecropia moth?
I took this picture while hiking in the Great Falls region of Maryland. Trudging down a pine-needle blanketed path in a thickly-wooded area I spotted this little guy resting on an old log, brilliantly displayed in a shaft of sunlight. After looking through the other moth pages, it appears that this might be a Cecropia moth? Thanks!
Marco
Hi Marco,
This is actually another of the Saturnid Moths, the Tulip-Tree Silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera. It is found in the East and Midwestern States from Canada to Florida and west to Illinois. The strong side-lighting brings out the wing texture nicely in your photo.
¶ Posted 11 October 2006 § ‡ ° I have some pics to donate and maybe a question or two.
I am a student at the
University of West Florida and am an photographer and naturalist much as you folks seem to be. All of these pictures excepting the first was taken with a Nikon D50 at the finest JPEG setting and 3008×2000 as the image size so high resolution copies are available upon request (these are all at 25% original size). They were also taken in either Pensacola or Panama City, Florida which are identical in climate and geography. Spotted Apatelodes I think. Taken by my friend at a Sonic two nights ago. I hope to send more pictures to you in the future. Most will be from the UWF nature preserve.
Chris Mathers
UWF Pensacola, Florida
Hi Chris,
This is indeed a Spotted Apatelodes Moth. Just yesterday we got a wonderful photo of a caterpillar from this species. The moth you described is some species of Sphinx Moth and we have three pages devoted to the family Sphingidae.
¶ Posted 08 October 2006 § ‡ ° Do you know what moth this is
I live on the north shore of lake huron and I found this moth. I cant seem to identify this moth can you help me out. Thanks
Debbie
Hi Debbie,
This is a male Imperial Moth. The female has more yellow on her wings.
¶ Posted 30 September 2006 § ‡ ° Rothschildia jacobaeae
Hi
My name is Vanesa I live in Buenos Aires. I found 2 days ago what I’ve been told is a Rothschildia jacobaeae female, I thought it was a common buttefly dying. It didn’t move. I took it to my appartment and put it in my balcony, the next day I found there was an other one just identical but smaller. Is it the male? I took both of them to a park five blocks away from my home and set them free yesterday and today I had the little one again in my balcony. 6th floor. What should I do? Is it dangerous? How do I know if it is a male or a female? Can you send me good information? Thank you so much Sincerely yours
Vanesa Mautner
Hi Vanessa,
Rothschildia jacobaeae is one of the Saturnid or Giant Silkmoths. It ranges from Brazil to Argentina. Adult females Saturnids have larger bodies and males have more feathery antennae. The female moth releases pheromones that the male senses with his antennae, allowing him to locate a female that is ready to mate. That is how the original male found the female on your balcony. When you removed the pair, the pheromones remained behind and attracted another male the next day. These moths and other members in the family do not feed as adults. They live to mate and die shortly afterwards. Thanks for sending your lovely photo to us.
¶ Posted 30 September 2006 § ‡ ° Moth ID help?
I first want to say that I love your site! I’ve ID’ed many of my backyard insects with your photos and descriptions. However, I was unable to find this particular moth on your site. I caught several of these beautiful moths hanging out on my front porch in the early morning, when I left for school. This is the first time I’ve seen them, and was curious as to what they are, and if possible, what their caterpillar form looks like, so I can be on the look out for them. I have attached a photo, but it doesn’t show how big they are. I’d say roughly 6in across. Also, if it helps, I live in north Texas, around the DFW area. Thanks for any help you can give me!
Kris
Hi Kris,
This is a Polyphemus Moth and you would need to search our Saturnid or Giant Silkmoth pages to find photos of it. We also have caterpillar images on our numerous caterpillar pages.
¶ Posted 25 September 2006 § ‡ ° whaty’s that moth?
Hi,
Great idea for a site. Can you identify this moth? I saw it near Page, Arizona.
Thanks, Nathan
Ed. Note 31 minutes later:
Hi, I think I identified it, it’s a Hemileuca griffini. Thanks anyway.
Nathan
Hi Nathan,
We are happy to see you identified your Buck Moth, Hemileuca graffini, while we were lecturing at the LA County Fair.
¶ Posted 24 September 2006 § ‡ ° Help Identifiy this for me please…….
Hello,
Can you please identify this moth we found in our yard ? We live in east central Illinois. Beautiful moth. It would tuck it’s big eyes in it’s fluffy face ! Thanks for your time and attention ! Sincerely,
Brian and Tami Jones
Humboldt, IL
Hi Brian and Tami,
We located a web page that we believe identifies your moth as a Bisected Honey Locust Moth, Sphingicampa bisecta or Syssphinx bisecta.
¶ Posted 21 September 2006 § ‡ ° Luna Moths Mating
Hey!
I got this great shot of two luna moths mating at work today. They stayed together for a very long time. Thought you’d enjoy it. Love your website! It’s always the first place I go to when I’m researching bugs.
Sheila Bragg
Rincon, GA
Hi Sheila,
What a positively beautiful image of mating Luna Moths. Thanks for sending it to us.
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