cecropia and others
Hi! A couple of years ago I sent you pictures of my Cecropia project — I raised a bunch of caterpillars and was rewarded with beautiful moths the next spring. Last year I was fortunate enough to get more caterpillars, and I wanted to share some images of the moths. Very serendipitously, as you’ve made them your bug of the month for July. For your bug love page, here’s images of Red Milkweed Beetles (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus) and Scarlet and Green Leafhoppers (Graphocephala coccinea) — one with the two leafhoppers getting advice from the beetle! I’ve included a pic of a Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis) that I took last year in my back yard. According to the folks at Butterflies and Moths of North America ( http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org ) it’s a first report from MN, so that’s pretty exciting. I know it’s not a great pic but I thought you might like to see it 
Lastly is a pic of what I think is Labidomera clivicollis, Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle. What do you think? Thanks as always for a great site
henry
hi Henry,
While we applaud your enthusiasm and are impressed with the volume if imagery you sent our way, we have to limit our postings. We are thrilled to post your mating Candystriped Leafhoppers and a cropped version of the three Cecropia Moths on your window screen, awaiting an opportunity to venture into the night.
¶ Posted 30 June 2008 § ‡ ° Bug Love
Can you tell my what kind of moth this is? Thanks From Lenox Michigan
Donna
Hi Donna,
What a beautiful image of mating Cecropia Moths. It is coming our way at the perfect time to designate it as the Bug of the Month for July 2008. We have received numerous images of Cecropia Moths this year, but none as lovely as yours. Cecropia Moths are Giant Silk Moths and they do not eat as adults. Their sole task is to mate and reproduce.
Imperial moth, caterpillar, and pupae pics
I could not find this big girl on the site about 9 months ago, so I took her in and helped her complete her lifecycle. I figured these would be good pics for the website. She came out beautiful and full of eggs. The cercaria label was my old hunch….guess i was wrong….HA
Dr. Coleman
Hi Dr. Coleman,
We are thrilled to have gotten your Imperial Moth Metamorphosis series. We have numerous photos of Imperial Moth Caterpillars on our site, and we also have numerous adult moth images, filed on our Saturnid Moth pages of Giant Silk Moths. Your submission neatly places most of the life cycle in one concise letter. Thanks again.
¶ Posted 24 June 2008 § ‡ ° Hello! I am hoping you can help me identify this pretty moth. We are in the South Central mountains of Idaho, on a small prairie a mile high.
Thank you!
Tracy Stampke
Hi Tracy,
Your moth is a Columbia Silk Moth, Hyalophora columbia. BugGuide lists sightings in most parts of the U.S. excluding the south. It has several relatives in the same genus. The Ceanothus Silk Moth is found along the Pacific states, and the Cecropia moth if found throughout the east.
¶ Posted 24 June 2008 § ‡ ° what is this bug?
I was thinking that this was a moth but it closes its wings. So does it mean that it is a butterfly? Thanks for any help.
This is a Rosy Maple Moth. The wing position is actually typical of moths. It is a generalization, but most butterflies fold their wings together over their backs when resting, while moths rest with wings spread apart. There are many exceptions to this generalization.
¶ Posted 24 June 2008 § ‡ ° Moth or Butterfly in WI
Hi: This beautiful creature was drying it’s wings (or so I’m guessing) by hanging upside down on our garage door trim this morning. It’s beautiful. I’m unable to find it in my field guide — I’m thinking that it is probably a moth instead of a butterfly because it has such a plump, furry body. I’ve attached several pics that I took this morning. Just would really like to know what it is. Any help you can provide in identifying this beautiful creature would be most appreciated. Thanks!
Ann in WI
Hi Ann,
This is a Cecropia Moth. We have identified so many specimens in the past week, we think it is time to post another photo, and yours is just perfect.
¶ Posted 23 June 2008 § ‡ ° Moth ID
Dear "Bugman",
Can you help with the ID of this nicely scary-"eyed" moth? We live in rural SE lower Michigan, about 30 miles west of Ann Arbor. Thanks,
Judy Gray
Hi Judy,
Many Sphinx Moths and Saturnid Moths, including your male Io Moth, have eyespots on the underwings that startle predators.
¶ Posted 20 June 2008 § ‡ ° Moth Identification Help
Hello, I found your site tonight after seeing an unusual (what I assume to be a moth) bug that sparked my interest and I hope you can help me since my research turned up nothing and I am still curious. It was found outside under my porch light at about 11pm in Alpharetta, Ga. Thanks,
Jon
Hi Jon,
This is a Royal Walnut Moth or Regal Moth. Perhaps, come September, you will be lucky enough to see its amazing caterpillar, the Hickory Horned Devil.
¶ Posted 15 June 2008 § ‡ ° 
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