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Hyalophora cecropia (Male), North America's largest native moth.
Hamilton County, Ohio

I found this beauty in 2011 on some Virginia Creeper just after emerging outside my childhood home.

Finding one of these is a hell of a privilege; they only live for about a week after emerging, since they cannot eat. Their only purpose at that point is to find a mate.

Taken with a Fujifilm W3 3D Camera

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