Subject: Is this Callosamia angulifera
Location: El Granada, California
May 29, 2015 4:59 pm
This big beauty was hanging on the wall outside my apartment, in El Granada (Half Moon Bay) California. Is this species native to the coastal SF Bay Area?
Signature: Spencer
Dear Spencer,
Your beautiful moth is a Ceanothus Silkmoth, Hyalophora euryalus, and judging by the antennae, he is a male. It is native to your area. You can find additional information on BugGuide.
Gorgeous.