Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1290469

Promethea silkmoth
Callosamia promethea

Observation date: June 04, 2020
Submitted by: marion mahn
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I found this moth one morning in my backyard in New Jersey - are those wasp cocoons that ate the body of the moth ? Can you help identify this puzzle, please ? Furthermore I submitted the photo of a caterpillar that had wasp cocoons hanging all over it and I promptly forgot the name of the caterpillar. or the moth it was supposed to urn into, but never made it, because the wasp eggs ate it.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 15, 2021
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Bergen County