This evening, Tim noticed a very large moth on the sidewalk in front of our house, which must have gotten knocked down during a brief thunderstorm this afternoon. He picked up the piece of twine it was holding on to and put it on a safe spot in our front porch. A little bit of internet sleuthing indicated that it is a Giant Silkworm Moth! Apparently it is the largest moth in North America. This one had a wingspan of six inches!
The wings are fairly damaged, possibly from the rain and wind. We’ll have to see if it is still there in the morning.
Wow! Great pictures!! What a giant moth, and so pretty!! Was it on your step in the morning?
Later that evening I was sitting outside and noticed it slowly flapping across the neighbor’s yard. I haven’t seen it since. Pretty cool!
Those pictures were with my phone camera, since my regular one has stopped working after getting it wet in CR. On the plus side, I ordered a new camera using points from my credit card. It arrived on Friday and is pretty cool! 🙂 New shots with it likely coming at the two Cubs games we are going to this weekend…
I currently have a giant silkworm moth on my front window i have pictures of it if you would like to see