Photographed in captivity and released. With a wingspan of just 2 to 3 inches, this is among the smallest moths in Saturniidae, a member with the Imperial Moth of the subfamily Citheroniinae.
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Honey
Locust Moth (Sphingicampa
bicolor, Hodges #7709), family Saturniidae, Fermilab, DuPage
County, 7 May 2009. Photographed in captivity and released. With a wingspan of just 2 to 3 inches, this is among the smallest moths in Saturniidae, a member with the Imperial Moth of the subfamily Citheroniinae. |
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Honey
Locust Moth (Sphingicampa
bicolor, Hodges #7709), family Saturniidae, Fermilab, DuPage
County, 7 May 2009. Lifting front wing to show red/pink
hindwing. |