Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 548910

Cecropia silkmoth
Hyalophora cecropia

Observation date: June 17, 2010
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found on a spiraea sp. (meadowsweet) bush, in a power line corridor. Moth did not fly away, did not move away from me while I was taking lots of pictures.
Status: Resident
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: August 03, 2011
Coordinator notes: None.