Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 927270

Promethea silkmoth
Callosamia promethea

Observation date: August 24, 2013
Date notes: this weekend or the last weekend of August. I forget when I went camping....
Submitted by: CaraSong
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found on the ground next to a pine tree. it headed straight for it. got there and started climbing up. it was about 2 inches long and about a half inch wide. it was healthy as far as i could tell it was at our riverside cottage in McAllister Wisconsin. it was mid day. sunny about 85-90 degrees F that day.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: September 19, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Marinette County