(Hyalophora cecropia)
Glossary
Proleg
A fleshy structure on the abdomen of some insect larvae that functions as a leg, but lacks the five segments of a true insect leg.
Spinule
Minute spines.
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Ron Cram | |||
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Nathan Johnson | |||
On our deck hanging out on my kids little tikes grill |
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Ali Kay | |||
My husband was on the roof cleaning off the gutters when he saw the chrysalis. We put it in a safe spot until she hatched. She hatched, and not even 5 hours later was there a male attached to her. We watched it all happen. And we have the males body as a keepsake. |
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Cheryl Esterbrooks | |||
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Heidi | |||
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Elizabeth A | |||
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Amy E. | |||
Found this one the evening of 7/2 in Canby. |
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Norm & Peg Dibble | |||
Hanging out on our garage brick front where she? matched the colors. So exciting! |
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Anne Kane | |||
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Rachel | |||
Beautiful, hung out on this shovel handle all day |
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Shawna Stuber | |||
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Jaimee | |||
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Heather D. | |||
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Valerie Torgerson | |||
Found in backyard. Huge! |
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Sara Emmerich | |||
Found on side of my home in mid June. Approximate 6" wingspan. Really interesting, fuzzy body, large antenna. Was amazed by the snake like camouflage. |
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LaVonne Redding | |||
On the outside wall at our local Dollar General. |
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Becky DLC | |||
Has been sitting on the side of our garage for 3 days. Sometimes its wings are folded, other times fully open. Beautiful! |
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Marilyn Juhl | |||
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JBalonis | |||
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Grace and Molly Jacobs | |||
this one was caught in the rain and couldn’t fly. Will release when quits raining |
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Corryn T | |||
A cool sighting in Lake of the Woods County! It's a good year for butterflies and moths up here. |
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Theresa Zaske | |||
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Trisha S. | |||
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Nicole Feehery | |||
2 cocoons and a moth hanging in the vines by my blooming apple tree this year! |
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Michelle Shores | |||
Caterpillar Could it be that it may have hitch-hiked here on a small Maple tree my friend recieved from a fellow friend in Perham?? Saw it on the sidewalk. |
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Kristi Buysse | |||
Found dead specimen in my fruit orchard. |
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Janet Jones | |||
gorgeous |
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Amy | |||
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Barb Maus | |||
Drying out after overnight rain. |
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Brad | |||
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Jenny | |||
was on pavement of entranceway. Wings were not laid flat. Was windy outside and moth looked like it was struggling for stability due to wind. Put my finger out and moth crawled into my hand and sat there. Then it started to crawl and wiggled its forelegs bicycle style like it was letting me know it was ready to fly. It flew off and landed on a tall broad leaved deciduous landscaped shrub. Abdomen was very round...thinking it might have been a female? |
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Megan MacFarlane | |||
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Todd Jacobson | |||
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Adele Dahm | |||
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Melody | |||
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Beth Chihak | |||
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Marie Hlava | |||
Seen about 415am |
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Angee | |||
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Joanne | |||
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Bill Reynolds | |||
This one had a wing span about 6 inches. |
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Barb Maus | |||
Cecropia moth 01 Published on Jun 19, 2018 |
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Published 6/19/2018 Drying out after overnight rain. |
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Giant Cecropia Moth Kimberly Pineda |
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Published on Jul 17, 2012 The Cecropia Moth is native to North America but rarely seen. The wings are about 6.5" on this moth. It was found near Port Stanley, ON in the garden. Research indicates this moth does not have a mouth once the metamorphosis from caterpillar to moth takes place. Its purpose is solely to reproduce. A very cool discovery! |
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Hyalophora cecropia Moth Lifecycle LOBAM! |
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Uploaded on Apr 28, 2011 Hyalophora cecropia Moth Lifecycle |
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Cecropia Moth Caterpillar NCJAVIDEO |
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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2009 9-7-2009 Video of a Cecropia Moth Caterpillar found outside Asheville, NC. These amazing caterpillars are over 4 inches long and become the largest moths in North America. They spin large brown cocoons that weather to gray. The moths take flight in May or June. There is one generation per year. |
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Cecropia Moth Cocoon Cut Open and the Pupa Removed floridabutterflyfarm |
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Uploaded on Aug 22, 2011 A Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) cocoon can be cut open and the pupa removed without harming the moth inside. A cocoon is a silk 'sleeping bag' made by the caterpillar. Inside the cocoon, over the next few days the caterpillar pupates into a pupa. The pupa is simply the caterpillar without its skin - it literally wiggles out of its skin. The cocoon can be cut open, the pupa removed, and the moth will emerge without problem. Popular opinion is wrong - it doesn't need to strengthen itself with the struggle to emerge from the cocoon. The cocoon is simply a 'nest' that protects the pupa from many (but not all) predators. In this video, we cut open a Cecropia Silk Moth cocoon and take out the pupa. The abdomen of the pupa is flexible, the abdominal segments move back and forth easily. If the pupa is dead, the segments freeze into place and they cannot be moved. |
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MothSpotter2020 6/25/2020 |
Location: Forest Lake, MN This moth was found at the base of the street light in our neighborhood a couple hours before sunset. |
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Ron Cram 6/24/2020 |
Location: Canby MN, Yellow Medicine County |
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Ali Kay 6/19/2020 |
Location: Edina, Minnesota My husband was on the roof cleaning off the gutters when he saw the chrysalis. We put it in a safe spot until she hatched. She hatched, and not even 5 hours later was there a male attached to her. We watched it all happen. And we have the males body as a keepsake. |
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Cheryl Esterbrooks 6/16/2020 |
Location: Knife River, Minnesota |
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Heidi 7/9/2019 |
Location: Lyon County Courthouse |
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aghartz 7/12/2019 |
Location: Aalpha, MN , Jackson County Beautiful. I have never seen one before and have lived on this farm for 25 years. |
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Elizabeth A 7/8/2019 |
Location: Victoria, MN. Rhapsody neighborhood! |
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Amy E. 7/4/2019 |
Location: Canby, MN Found this one the evening of 7/2 in Canby. |
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Chris M. 7/3/2019 |
Location: Apple valley, MN |
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Norm & Peg Dibble 7/2/2019 |
Location: Maple Grove, MN Gorgeous, never saw one that we remember. |
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Steve Sandberg 6/30/2019 |
Location: Champlin, MN |
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Anne Kane 7/1/2019 |
Location: White Bear Lake, Ramsey County |
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Rachel 6/30/2019 |
Location: Morton, MN Beautiful, hung out on this shovel handle all day |
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Shawna Stuber 6/30/2019 |
Location: Litchfield Minnesota, Meeker County |
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Jaimee 6/29/2019 |
Location: Bemidji, MN |
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Heather D. 6/28/2019 |
Location: Wright County, MN |
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Valerie Torgerson 6/26/2019 |
Location: Spring Grove, MN Found in backyard. Huge! |
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Sara Emmerich 6/25/2019 |
Location: Cedar, MN Found on side of my home in mid June. Approximate 6" wingspan. Really interesting, fuzzy body, large antenna. Was amazed by the snake like camouflage. |
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Grace and Molly Jacobs 6/24/2019 |
Location: Springfield, MN this one was caught in the rain and couldn’t fly. Will release when quits raining |
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JBalonis 6/24/2019 |
Location: Goodview, Mn |
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Marilyn Juhl 6/24/2019 |
Location: Centerville, MN |
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Becky DLC 6/24/2019 |
Location: Minnetonka, MN Has been sitting on the side of our garage for 3 days. Sometimes its wings are folded, other times fully open. Beautiful! |
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Corryn T 6/21/2019 |
Location: Baudette, MN A cool sighting in Lake of the Woods County! It's a good year for butterflies and moths up here. |
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tfarland 6/21/2019 |
Location: New Hope found a pair mating on the bush in front of our house. |
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Theresa Zaske 6/17/2019 |
Location: Marshall, Minnesota (Lyon County) cloudy day, about 62 outside. It was sitting on the sidewalk. Beautiful. |
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Trisha S. 6/16/2019 |
Location: Douglas County |
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LaVonne Redding 6/14/2019 |
Location: Barnesville, MN On the outside wall at our local Dollar General. |
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Nicole Feehery 6/8/2019 |
Location: Duluth, MN 55807 (St Louis County) 2 cocoons and a moth hanging in the vines by my blooming apple tree this year! |
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Sheryl Erickson 6/8/2019 |
Location: S. Minneapolis 4 blocks south of Minnehaha Creek beautiful and amazing |
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Michelle Shores 8/24/2018 |
Location: Osakis, MN Could it be that it may have hitch-hiked here on a small Maple tree my friend recieved from a fellow friend in Perham?? Saw it on the sidewalk. |
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Janet Jones 6/27/2018 |
Location: Renvile County, MN Found dead specimen in my fruit orchard. |
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Kristi Buysse 6/27/2018 |
Location: Apple orchard on farm near Franklin, MN Wingspan over 6 inches. Mulberries plentiful this year. Beautiful! |
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Janet Jones 6/21/2018 |
Location: South Minneapolis near Minnehaha Creek gorgeous |
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Dave H. 6/19/2018 |
Location: Elk River |
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Doug Roller 6/20/2018 |
Location: spring valley mn |
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Amy 6/19/2018 |
Location: Garden City, MN, Blue Earth County |
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Barb Maus 6/19/2018 |
Location: Rollingstone, MN |
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Brad 6/18/2018 |
Location: SW Rochester, MN |
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Jenny 6/18/2018 |
Location: outside Century College, White Bear Lake MN was on pavement of entranceway. Wings were not laid flat. Was windy outside and moth looked like it was struggling for stability due to wind. Put my finger out and moth crawled into my hand and sat there. Then it started to crawl and wiggled its forelegs bicycle style like it was letting me know it was ready to fly. It flew off and landed on a tall broad leaved deciduous landscaped shrub. Abdomen was very round...thinking it might have been a female? |
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Megan MacFarlane 6/18/2018 |
Location: outside Joann Fabrics in the Ridgedale Center parking lot |
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Jonathan Mathes 6/18/2018 |
Location: Golden Valley Beautiful moth attracted to my Honeysuckle vine currently in full bloom. Also attracted to my porch light so I turned it off and this gorgeous specimen flew away, hopefullly to mate. |
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Petra Fager 6/14/2018 |
Location: Johnsville area of Blaine on a maple tree |
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Jason 5/29/2018 |
Location: Onamia Wingspan of 5-5 1/2” |
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Terry Jandt 6/30/2017 |
Location: Downtown New Prague , mn |
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Adele Dahm 6/12/2017 |
Location: Elk River |
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Todd Jacobson 6/4/2017 |
Location: Buffalo River State Park, Glyndon, MN |
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Melody 6/3/2017 |
Location: Aitkin, MN |
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Beth Chihak 6/23/2016 |
Location: Olmsted County |
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Marie Hlava 6/16/2016 |
Location: Kwik Trip Pine Island MN Seen about 415am |
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Angee 6/8/2016 |
Location: Brooklyn Center, MN |
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Joanne 5/26/2016 |
Location: Pine City |
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Carol 9/24/2015 |
Location: Rochester, MN |
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Libby 6/20/2015 |
Location: Edina, Mn |
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Todd 6/14/2014 |
Location: Oakdale, Mn |
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