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The cecropia moth is the largest species native to North America, with a wingspan of 5 to 7 inches. It is widespread across the eastern half of the U.S. Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...
They are found from Canada and Maine to Florida, and west to the Rocky Mountains. Niche: The cecropia moth is the biggest native moth found in North America. Caterpillars eat trees and shrubs ...
Dorothy Flood-Granat is looking for a mate – for her female cecropia moth, that is. The Stow resident recently posted a request for a male moth on NextDoor, a social networking service for ...
Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh ...
Inks Lake State Park in Burnet posted on Facebook how staff saw the largest moth in North America, a Cecropia Moth. "An amazing sight to find first thing in the morning," Inks Lake wrote.
In a post shared on Facebook this Thursday, Toronto's Urban Forestry account uploaded a picture of a cecropia moth cocoon, an insect found throughout the majority of Canadian provinces. " ...
Arnie - Canterbury, NH: I recently had a great encounter with two Cecropia moths that were mating inside our spirea bush. Two years ago, I spotted this amazing bright green caterpillar that was 4 ...
A cecropia moth caterpillar, which hitched a ride from Ontario to St. John's in a shipment of dogwood shrubs, has turned into a spectacular moth. Chris Swyers, the owner of C.D.'s Trees in Logy ...