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Unread 06-18-2022, 05:33 PM   #1
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Had this beauty hanging out by the lodge Friday. A Cecropia moth, the largest native North American moth otherwise known as the giant silk moth.
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Antheraea Polyphemus Moth


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Cecropia Moth

In my teens I used to catch and collect moths and butterflies and spread their wings and dry them and display them in glass cases. I'm not being a smartass but just pointing out the differences.



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Dean is correct, Polyphemus Moth. They are delicious.
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That's what I've heard Daryl. Please let me know....





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Dean is correct, Polyphemus Moth. They are delicious.
Takes too many to make a meal.
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Takes too many to make a meal.
Not if you stuff them with crabmeat. It's a Maryland thing.
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They stuff everything with crab in Maryland!
Caught one for my insect collection in HS also. Only kid that had one!
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