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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Hyalophora » Cecropia Moth - Hodges#7767 (Hyalophora cecropia)
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Mothra's cousin - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2015 Divefinatic

Mothra's cousin - Hyalophora cecropia
Howell, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
June 12, 2015
Size: Approx 7in
I'd love to know what this is! It's beautiful & its body is all velvety.
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Contributed by Divefinatic on 12 June, 2015 - 7:18pm
Last updated 12 June, 2015 - 8:45pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 12 June, 2015 - 8:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Ryan
How do you tell the two species apart from this angle? I want to know so I can more accurately ID future images
… Kyhl Austin, 12 June, 2015 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

Hyalophora
I don't know how to tell the difference between H. cecropia and H. columbia from this angle.
… Kyhl Austin, 12 June, 2015 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your prompt reply! I believe it is H. Crecopia. I found this link with a photo that is very close to mine. See if you agree... http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Invertebrates/Cecropia-Moth.aspx
… Divefinatic, 12 June, 2015 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

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