Featuring a wingspan of up to 7 inches, the cecropia moth is the largest moth in North America. The moths have red colored bodies with wings that are black, white, red, and sometimes tan.

“It is very similar to the cecropia moth but is smaller and usually lacks any hint of red in its pale wing stripes.” Check out these amazing pictures of moths that are just as beautiful as ...

Its giant silk moth cousin, the cecropia moth, which also can be found ... the moth are used to scare away predators. With the wings folded up the moth is expertly disguised as a dead leaf.

Wings are dark brown with a frosted appearance ... and west to the Rocky Mountains. Niche: The cecropia moth is the biggest native moth found in North America. Caterpillars eat trees and shrubs ...

A beautiful cecropia moth perched on a tree at the Virginia Beach Middle School Butterfly Garden patiently waited for her prince to come. She slowly opened and folded her wings occasionally, ...

Also called cecropia moths, these are rare butterfly-like ... Butterflies usually fold their wings back when not in flight, whereas moths flatten their wings against their bodies.

Underneath, the wings look like dead leaves. The cecropia moth is the largest North American moth with a wingspan of 5-6 inches. It has a red body with white stripes, reddish-brown wings with ...

According to the National Wildlife Federation, cecropia moths are beautiful silk moths with reddish bodies and black to brown wings surrounded by bands of white, red, and tan. The wingspan of the ...

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 ...

Officials at a Texas State Park discovered an "unusual" find while strolling the grounds during the daylight hours on Sunday, April 3. Inks Lake State Park in Burnet posted on Facebook how staff ...

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 ...