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newly emerged Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2008 Lynn Bergen

newly emerged Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Size: large
July 2007

Newly emerged and not yet able to fly.
The cocoon was attached to poison ivy under a wild cherry tree.

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newly emerged Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia newly emerged Cecropia Moth - Hyalophora cecropia
Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 25 October, 2008 - 12:33am
Last updated 25 October, 2008 - 5:17am

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