Sunday, August 22, 2010

Moth

I don't know what this guy is but he is big and pretty! About 4 inches or so wingtip to wingtip.




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13 comments:

  1. Bingo my friend! In your eyes even creepy crawlies and flying hazzards are a delight. Such a creature I have not seen in a long while. Wher on the larger moth is the marking? It is not an eye or anything is it? Just a marking ...

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  2. Cool! I've never seen anything like this before...great choice for MYM!

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  3. WoW! That's amazingly close!

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  4. Just stunning, a winner of an image for sure!

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  5. I bow to you, absolutely gorgeous!

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  6. Amazing macro ;o)
    Love to know what it is ...

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  7. He's gorgeous and you got SO close!

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  8. Whatever he is, he's beautiful, and you took some great photos!

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  9. Outstanding photos! It's probably one of the saturnlid moths. Try a search on Google images or search BugGuide.net.
    Good luck!

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  10. WOW !
    What lovely macros on that strange looking Moth !
    Have never seen anything like that before.

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  11. Hi again. I think your moth is a Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus or a related species.

    Jim McCormac at Ohio Birds and Biodiversity published a post on 8/29/2010 featuring this moth. The 'eye' looks very similar.

    Hope this helps

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