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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: lokidog on June 16, 2012, 10:52:40 PM

Title: Large, small visitor.
Post by: lokidog on June 16, 2012, 10:52:40 PM: A couple of nights ago, there was a thumping on our picture window. When I looked out, I could see a large silk moth. I tried to catch him for some photos, but he disappeared in the wind.

This afternoon my wife came out to the shop with another one in a jar. She caught it on the inside of our back door. Pretty cool bug, a Ceonothus Silk Moth.
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Post by: grandpawrichard on June 17, 2012, 10:22:18 AM: Holy Cow! That is one Huge Moth! :yike: Cool photo! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dick
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Post by: Elk whack master on June 17, 2012, 10:37:17 AM: I expect silk robe by the end of the week!! :chuckle: They come around every summer. Just leave the light on for them, they will be there in the moring. If the birds don't find them first :drool:, somethime there will be just a pair of wings on the ground when you look outside.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 17, 2012, 11:09:00 AM: very colorful
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on June 23, 2012, 02:32:20 PM: That's a monster, I don't know if I've seen one of those. I took a relatively crappy shot of a Lorquin's Admiral yesterday, trying for a better one but with this nice "June-uary" were having I don't know if I'll pull it off this month.
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Post by: saylean on June 25, 2012, 08:36:57 AM: I saw one of those three nights ago in bellingham at work. It was CRAZY huge for around here.
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on June 26, 2012, 11:39:35 PM: Seen one on my back porch a couple days ago in the am trying to get inside when the door was opened.... It found the fish pond.... :hello: Thought the damn thing was a bird at first!!! :chuckle: Don't they prefer drier climates then the wetside???
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Post by: RoyBoy on June 29, 2012, 01:14:39 AM: that could eat a small child :yike: