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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Giant Silk Moths</title>
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		<title>Giant Silk Moth from Costa Rica:  Hyperchiria nausica</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/07/giant-silk-moth-from-costa-rica-hyperchiria-nausica/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[moth
October 6, 2009
Hi Bugman,
This moth looks like a dead leaf with it&#8217;s wings closed. When I set it on the table it struck a nice pose. It&#8217;s body on the underside is totally orange and there are pink blotches on the underside of the wings. Very pretty.
Jordan
Costa Rica
Hi Jordan,
This beautiful moth does not have a [...]


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		<title>Glover&#8217;s Silk Moth and Oculea Moth (we believe)</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/15/glovers-silk-moth-and-oculea-moth-we-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/15/glovers-silk-moth-and-oculea-moth-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New Mexico Moths
September 15, 2009
Here are pictures of 2 moths that visited us the same night in August, up in the northern New Mexico mountains. I&#8217;ve been able to read some about them. Their size is noteable!
J. Ivy
Ute Park, New Mexico
New Mexico Moths 2
I&#8217;m sorry, I doubled-up on one photo and left out the second [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/19/oculea-moth/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Oculea Moth'>Oculea Moth</a> <small>Large moth July 19, 2009 I live in the Verde...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/07/19/antheraea-oculea-recently-declared-species/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Antheraea oculea: Recently declared species'>Antheraea oculea: Recently declared species</a> <small>Moth I see you have this moth on your site....</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/14/polyphemus-moth-27/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Polyphemus Moth'>Polyphemus Moth</a> <small>Looks like a plump sider had her way with a...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Female Io Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/06/female-io-moth-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/06/female-io-moth-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Red Moth
September 6, 2009
I found this outside my door the first week in September. It did not move for two days, but then it moved to the door across from my condo. A few days later it was gone
LP
Bonita Springs, Florida
Dear LP,
This is a female Io Moth.  The males have yellow upper wings.  Had you [...]


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		<title>Battered Luna Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/battered-luna-moth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/battered-luna-moth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Luna Moth - Rare Specimen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I never saw anything like this before
August 31, 2009
I saw this bug on August 31 around 2:00 pm while I was at work. It seemed to be resting on the side of a wall next to a doorway. I thought it was a leaf at first but at a second glance I realized it wasn&#8217;t. [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/01/luna-moth-from-canada/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Luna Moth from Canada'>Luna Moth from Canada</a> <small>big green moth Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:01 AM...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/02/24/luna-moth-and-great-poplar-sphinx/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Luna Moth and Great Poplar Sphinx'>Luna Moth and Great Poplar Sphinx</a> <small>Luna Moth &amp; Mate???? We Own A cottage business and...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/16/luna-moth-53/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Luna Moth'>Luna Moth</a> <small>Moth??? Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 5:52 AM Dear Bugmen,...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/zephyr-eyed-silkmoth-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/29/zephyr-eyed-silkmoth-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Zephyr Eyed Silkmoth pic
August 29, 2009
Thanks for the caterpillar ID! I have a nice pic of a silkmoth in full, angry display. Can you pass it along to BugGuide? He says on the site that he doesn&#8217;t have a pic of one displaying.
Mike
Edgewood, New Mexico, 7000&#8242; pinion forest
Hi Mike,
Thanks for sending us a photo of [...]


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		<title>Luna Moth laying Eggs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/28/luna-moth-laying-eggs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/28/luna-moth-laying-eggs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luna Moth - Rare Specimen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Luna Moth laying eggs
August 28, 2009
Thought you might be interested in seeing the coloration of this Luna just after laying her eggs.
Boyd
A little East of Shreveport, LA
Hi Boyd,
We are very excited to post your image of a Luna Moth laying eggs.





Related posts:Luna Moth Eggs Do you have any pics of Luna Moth eggs? I...Imperial Moth [...]


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		<title>Mating Hera Buckmoths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/mating-hera-buckmoths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/mating-hera-buckmoths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bug Love: Hera Buckmoths
August 25, 2009
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel. As you can imagine, I was quite pleased today to find these mating Hera Buckmoths on the ranch of my friends Bart and Gay Lynn Byrd. I hope you enjoy them also.
The improvements to your site are great 
Peace
Dwaine
north of Glenrock, WY
Hi Dwaine,
Thanks so much [...]


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		<title>Hera Buckmoth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/hera-buckmoth-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/hera-buckmoth-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What kind of moth is this?
August 24, 2009
We found this moth at a lake in northern Wyoming. It has very feathery antennas. White wings with black spots. Its abdomen is white and black striped, with a fuzzy orange head and thorax. My images are not real clear. Thank you.
Allison
northern Wyoming
Hi Allison,
This is some species of [...]


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		<title>Luna Moth:  Dead of Old Age</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/21/luna-moth-dead-of-old-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/21/luna-moth-dead-of-old-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Luna Moth - Rare Specimen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful green moth
August 21, 2009
I found this unusually large moth in July. It was 4 inches from tip to tip with green wings and gold antenna. Unfortunately, it was barely alive and died shortly after.
Peter
Central Virginia
Hi Peter,
This is a Luna Moth, what most people consider to be the most beautiful North American moth.  At any [...]


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		<title>Polyphemus Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/18/polyphemus-moth-32/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/18/polyphemus-moth-32/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polyphemus Moth
August 17, 2009
While on vacation, i found this Polyphemus moth hanging around one of the buildings in the resort i was staying at. every morning i would walk around the buildings looking for moths. and each day i would usually find 5 or 6 large silk moths. this one was on the same building [...]


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