Crazy Moth!!!

[jessied1227]

Okay, we found this HUGE moth on the shutter outside my bedroom window this morning. To put it's size into perspective, I am a tall girl, 5'9", and the rings on my finger are size 9, so my hands aren't small.
I took this with my cell phone, so that's why the image is blurry.

Anybody know what the heck it is?

Jess

 

[joanm]

It's pretty whatever it is!

 

[silkhope]

It's a luna moth - they're beautiful and that one is definitely huge!

http://www.eco-usa.net/fauna/luna.shtml

 

[justusnak]

Definately a Luna Moth....they are so beautifull....we see about one a year...I look for them all the time...I just love them.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

We have them all over our yard. You ever seen those lunesta commercials? Thats what that moth is

 

[okiechick57]

I would love to see one of those . How beautiful they are....

 

[CarriBrown]

Wow... he is pretty! I've seen a huge moth only once in my life. It was bigger than my hand and I, like you, am very tall (5' 10") and wear a size 8-1/2 wedding band!

Yep... I pretty much ran away screaming. I was NOT prepared to see something like that.

 

[Jsto]

Oh wow, isn't he gorgeous! I've never quite seen anything like it!

Just saw a moth the other day whilst at boyscout camp with the young'n I work with that I swear was so huge I thought for a minute it was a downed bat!! I used to be terrified of the things as kids, but find them fascinating now.

 

[ivan3]

The caterpillars are big, mean, and electric green - but they eventually grow out of it. This is a little one that was fooled by our `mock' spring back in April.

 

[jessied1227]

Oh, neat!! I was afraid to pick it up, I didn't want to scare it away, LOL. It is still around the house. Yesterday, it was on the side porch rail all day, this morning it's out on the front deck.

I never thought of the Lunesta commercial.

Jess