Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Cecropia Moth

The cecropia is a silkworm moth native to North America. The moths are night flyers so we were very blessed to see two last week. The cecropia is the largest of the giant silkworms with a wingspan up to 6 1/2 inches.



I was scared of it.



3 comments:

Frank said...

wow, that things a monster!! ;)

The Amusing Redhead said...

Frank, when we released it it looked like a bird or a bat flying away. Amazing.

Aunt Rum said...

Gilli is fearless.