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Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera - male

Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera - Male
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
August 11, 2008
Size: 120 mm
Very large moth. I photographed this one by placing him in a freezer for a few minutes. While I was waiting, a second one showed up. Both were photographed and released. The second one was the larger of the two, measured at 120 mm span. Both were the dark variety (males?).

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Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera - male Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Callosamia angulifera - male