Thursday, December 9, 2010

SPECIES IN FOCUS- Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)


This moth is North America's largest native moth. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. These images were taken at the Macoun Marsh in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 


The weird larva has a very large sea green body with prominent dorsal knobs: thoracic knobs orange, abdominal ones yellow; sides of body with pale blue knobs.

4 comments:

  1. I've seen one of these in my backyard in Yorkville, NY. Everytime I've described it people have said Oak Slug, but it wasn't. Finally found the right one!

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  2. I saw One of these moths on my deck in Port Perry Ont June 06 2014

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