Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 703813

Ceanothus silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus

Observation date: April 10, 2012
Submitted by: kimantonio
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found it resting on a Bearded Iris. It had rained all night long, and we found it day after with some better weather following the rain in the 70's. Took some photos and video of it slowly opening and closing wing's before it departured. 10 or 15 minutes in our presence. Wing spand when open was about 5" to 5 1/2" wide to 3" to 3 1/2" length
Status: Resident
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: April 13, 2012
Coordinator notes: This is the time of year these begin to appear