My husband and his friend found this guy at work today. They put it in a small bird cage (yes it is that big) and brought it home for me to photograph....

Many Saturniidae moths are large, colorful, and vividly patterned. Both the adults and their caterpillars are interesting to observe and study.

Polyphemus moth

I saw my first butterfly of the season today so I thought I should celebrate with this wonderful moth. This moth was attracted to the cabin porch light last summer and it stayed around most of the …

By the way, this is the first shot I have posted from my new Nikon D810. I hope you will be seeing many great shots from this camera. Every morning at our hotel, The Marathon Inn, on Grand Manan Island we were treated to a new display of moths attracted by the white exterior of the building and the porch lights which remained on throughout the night. This guy was on the porch floor right outside my room. Grand Manan Island New Brunswick, Canada

Antheraea Polyphemus - another look at this type of moth. I just had to post this one because he/she?? looks so chunky!!

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