Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 918926

Royal Walnut Moth
Citheronia regalis

Observation date: August 24, 2013
Date notes: Saw one on Saturday the 24th, moved him to a safer location out of the yard. Saw another one on Monday, not sure if same one!
Submitted by: Unokids
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: My dad has lived at our farm since 1931 and has never seen one of these! Pretty cool thing to find! The kids loved it! It was a nice sunny August afternoon, we have 7 black walnut and 3 english walnut trees in our yard. It would be cool if they would re-establish themselves in our area!
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 28, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Pennsylvania, York County