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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Moths</title>
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		<title>Mating Imperial Moths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/mating-imperial-moths-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[what is this bug?
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:15 PM
these 2 bugs were discovered 3pm july 3rd on our maple tree. They are each about 4inches across. please help us identify!
Katharine Mead
ne ohio
Dear Katharine,
We are quite thrilled to post your photo of a pair of mating Imperial Moths.  Just yesterday we posted a photo of [...]


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		<title>Lime Hawk Moth in Pennsylvania:  Exotic Introduction or Hoax???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/lime-hawk-moth-in-pennsylvania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/lime-hawk-moth-in-pennsylvania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of moth is this please
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:48 PM
We had this moth at work 2 days ago sitting on the concrete most of the day and then hanging on the building for most of the night, then it was gone.
curious
northwest pa
Dear Curious,
This sure looks like a Lime Hawk Moth, Mimas tiliae, [...]


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		<title>Cecropia Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/cecropia-moth-25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/cecropia-moth-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luna Moth - Rare Specimen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Promethia or Tulip tree?
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Hello Wonderful Bug People.
Working at a horse farm in Uxbridge Ontario, many mornings provide Moths and Bugs that need ID. I love your site and we now have a group waiting for me to go home and identify, the beautiful and strange things we see. I [...]


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		<title>Imperial Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/imperial-moth-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Large Moth-like bug!
Hello Bugman! My son found this out on our back deck this morning. I believe it looks like a large moth type insect. We live in east-central Indiana. Please help me to identify it and give me some other information on it! Thank You!
Megan and Kegan
Shirley, IN
Dear Megan and Kegan,
Your moth is an [...]


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		<title>Royal Walnut Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/03/royal-walnut-moth-21/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/03/royal-walnut-moth-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big red/white(yellow?) moth
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Hi! I found this moth this morning hanging out in my yard. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of what it could be? thanks!
Danielle
Charlotte, NC
Hi Danielle,
This beauty is a Royal Walnut Moth or Regal Moth.  In about September, we will begin receiving identification requests for [...]


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		<title>Luna Moth from Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/01/luna-moth-from-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/01/luna-moth-from-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Luna Moth - Rare Specimen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[big green moth
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:01 AM
We&#8217;re in Petawawa, Onatario and recently have had several of these beautiful moths visit us. The smallest one we saw was bigger than any moth we&#8217;ve ever seen, and the largest spanned the palm of my hand.
Anderson Family
Petawawa, Ontario, Canada
Dear Anderson Family,
Congratulations on your Luna Moth sightings. [...]


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		<title>Mating Polyphemus Moths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/mating-polyphemus-moths-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/mating-polyphemus-moths-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polythemus Love
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM
This couple was observed hanging from an impatian basket on my deck this morning in Kent, Ohio. The romance lasted all morning long.
Lifelong Moth Watcher
Kent, OH
Dear Lifelong Moth Watcher,
We were lucky enough to see a female Polyphemus Moth on the observation tower at Fellow&#8217;s Riverside Garden in Mill [...]


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		<title>Elephant Hawkmoth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/elephant-hawkmoth-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/elephant-hawkmoth-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Moth/Butterfly/Insect???
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Found this in my garden today(28 th June 2009) on outside wall of the house.Unable to ascertain what it is- can you help
Hilary Ball
Lancashire UK
Hi Hilary,
This lovely moth goes by the unglamorous name of Elephant Hawk-Moth,  Deilephila elpenor.  The UK Moths Website has this to say about [...]


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		<title>Laurel Sphinx from Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/29/laurel-sphinx-from-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/29/laurel-sphinx-from-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Enormous moth almost the size of a toothpick
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 7:20 PM
I found this moth this morning as I was leaving my house. I could hardly believe it was a moth at all,it is by far the largest I have ever seen in my whole life. Very unusual to find one this large [...]


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		<title>Poplar Hawk-Moth from England</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/29/poplar-hawk-moth-from-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/29/poplar-hawk-moth-from-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Bugman, could you please help identify this moth we have taken a picture of ?
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:22 AM
We live in the North East of England and we found this guy clinging to the outer wall of my Dad&#8217;s house near the porch, he has been sitting there for a few days. [...]


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