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Offline aquavista99

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What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« on: June 17, 2010, 22:01:53 »
I photographed this amazing looking Butterfly/Moth last night on my porch. It looks more like a moth but I have never seen anything as large or like it before. The wingspan was about 6 inches in length x 3 inches width.







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Offline lazylivin

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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 22:06:30 »
It is a Beautiful picture of cecropia moth. Although there are a lot of them around we almost never see them.
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2010, 22:13:40 »
Thanks for the ID, Brian. For more info on this amazing moth, check out the link below.

http://hiramtom.blogspot.com/2007/05/cecropia-moth.html
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Offline Kenn

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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 22:19:58 »
Darn !!! ya beat me to the reply !!  :laugh:

We put out black lights and white sheets in the summer to attract them for the neighborhood kids :)

The lunar moths are the coolest IMO
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 08:12:43 »
wow great catch
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Offline micki

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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 10:01:19 »
Very cool!
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 21:50:27 »
Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 22:34:49 »
Quote from: jd on June 18, 2010, 21:50:27
Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D

If he told you, he'd have to kill you...  ;)
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 23:11:26 »
Quote from: jd on June 18, 2010, 21:50:27
Brian, how do you do that?! You're like the Google of Ohio Reef. You can answer anything... ;D
When I was a kid I used to collect butterfly's and moth's and pin them to Styrofoam.
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2010, 23:13:36 »
Quote from: Lazylivin on June 18, 2010, 23:11:26
When I was a kid I used to collect butterfly's and moth's and pin them to Styrofoam.

Catch and Release ! ... Catch and Release !

Think Green !

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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 23:25:13 »
How big is this particular moth?  None of the pics have anything I can really scale off of...  When I was a kid, we found a giant moth with about a 6"-8" wing span...  It was awesome.  I'll have to see if I can find a pic of it
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2010, 23:35:35 »
Quote from: ghurlag on June 18, 2010, 23:25:13
How big is this particular moth?  None of the pics have anything I can really scale off of...  When I was a kid, we found a giant moth with about a 6"-8" wing span...  It was awesome.  I'll have to see if I can find a pic of it
biggest around 4.5 to 5"
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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2010, 23:41:09 »
Here a pic of the Luna moth ..I really like these :)



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Re: What is this? Amazing pictures!!!
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2010, 01:28:42 »
wow that has some great colar we dont get any of these i wish we did
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