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Giant mating moths - Hyalophora cecropia - male - female
Copyright © 2009 drewgosu

Giant mating moths - Hyalophora cecropia - Male Female
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
June 15, 2009
I saw these big moths mating, what are they?
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Contributed by drewgosu on 15 June, 2009 - 12:26pm
Last updated 24 July, 2009 - 5:46pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 July, 2009 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Cecropia Moths
(Hyalophora cecropia)
… Ant Man, 16 June, 2009 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

Yay!
I lived in Cincinnati eleven years and only saw one of these! I'm delighted to see they are making more:-) Nice image, too, Drew.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 June, 2009 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

mating moths
Cecropia moths, Hyalophora cecropia. See the Peterson Field Guide to Moths (Covell, 1984), Plate 10.
… Dennis Coskren, 15 June, 2009 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

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