she didn't metamorphose properly. don't know what kind of moth she is but i found her laying eggs on the floor of my garage. she's huge. fatter than my thumb. later that night i found a cousin of hers flying around in the moonlight out front. gorgeous. come to think of it, there was a monstrous black spiny caterpillar crawling up my garage stairs some days ago. i scooped it up and put it out front by the garage in the soil by the gas meter. wonder if that was her in her youth. right size.
update: imperial moth. (thanks patrice)
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That is an Imperial moth, one of the giant species... over 5 inches if the wings open properly...
I forgot to say I enjoyed your blog very much.. the kitties, the science, the insects - all things I love..
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