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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) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Citheronia » Regal Moth - Hodges#7706 (Citheronia regalis)
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Regal Moth - Citheronia regalis
Copyright © 2008 Jerry Armstrong

Regal Moth - Citheronia regalis
Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
July 27, 2008
Size: 9cm length
Found this guy on my patio glass sliding door at 11:19 PM (Eastern time).
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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 28 July, 2008 - 9:46am
Last updated 18 October, 2008 - 5:55pm

Regal moth

Yours shows the colors better than any I saw in the guide.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 July, 2008 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

 
Regal Moth
Thanks, I'm new at this and I appreciate all the hlp I can get. I just started photographing insects just a couple of weeks ago. There have been several very large moths show up here, but this was the largest and most colorful.
… Jerry Armstrong, 28 July, 2008 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
Amazing Picture
Well, that is an amazing picture
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