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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 » Callosamia » Promethea Moth - Hodges#7764 (Callosamia promethea)
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Promethea Moth - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Promethea Moth - Callosamia promethea
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 31, 2008

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Contributed by tom murray on 31 May, 2008 - 6:55pm
Last updated 18 May, 2009 - 7:01pm

Moved
Moved from Tulip-tree Silkmoth.
… tom murray, 18 May, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

Is this a wild individual or
Is this a wild individual or one you reared? It's nice to see a record from Mass.
… Ryan St Laurent, 31 May, 2008 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

 
on second thought
I hadn't looked this image over enough, it looks much more like a Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea).
… Ryan St Laurent, 18 May, 2009 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
It's wild
My neighbor called me to let me know there was a "big moth" on the back of their house. I went over and took this picture, and a few hours later got another call to say there was another one mating with it. I couldn't get over for the second one.
… tom murray, 31 May, 2008 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

 
That's great. If you have a m
That's great. If you have a breeding population that's really good. That shines some light on places like RI for this species.
… Ryan St Laurent, 1 June, 2008 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

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