A few nights ago, we noticed a large moth at dusk, but it was flying high and not landing for us to see it well enough. Today this beautiful moth was found lying on the ground, similar in size to what we think we saw. It's a native Polyphemous moth, Antheraea polyphemus, which only lives about a week, enough time to mate. It doesn't need to eat during this short lived life stage.
Isn't it a beauty!
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