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Unknown Moth from Chesapeake, VA, Summer - 2009, on my barn beneath our dusk-to-dawn light, Photo taken between 10:12AM - Eacles imperialis
Copyright © 2009 leliamcg

Unknown Moth from Chesapeake, VA, Summer - 2009, on my barn beneath our dusk-to-dawn light, Photo taken between 10:12AM - Eacles imperialis
Chesapeake, City of Chesapeake, 2 miles from the NC/VA border County, Virginia, USA
June 12, 2009
Size: 4 inches wide
Large moth! Stayed very still while we took pictures. It was on my hay barn under the dusk-to-dawn light, which was off at the time of the photo.
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Contributed by leliamcg on 26 August, 2009 - 4:43pm
Last updated 27 August, 2009 - 12:24am

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Welcome to Bug Guide!
… Maury J. Heiman, 27 August, 2009 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

they are confused by light an
they are confused by light and they dont hunt..these big moths do not feed living only to mate lay eggs and die.
… shotguneddie, 26 August, 2009 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

Imperial Moth – Eacles imperialis
Eacles imperialis - Imperial Moth – Hodges #7704
… Maury J. Heiman, 26 August, 2009 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks so much!
… leliamcg, 26 August, 2009 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Lovely
Honey, I don't suppose we're supposed to turn this into a chat room, but - I love the moth and I love the fact of a hay barn. And the sense and sound of a dawn to dusk light is lovely, too :0)
… Cathy Wilson, 26 August, 2009 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Moth
The light is on from dusk to dawn, so I guess the moths love to hunt around it! Wish I knew what it was!
… leliamcg, 26 August, 2009 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

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