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Brian These are beautiful moths! And one of the largest in the US. You have found a Cecropia moth...one of the large silk moths. The adults are known to come to lights at night especially the large shopping center or gas station lights. The adults are out now looking for the right tree to lay eggs. You have a male moth because of the large feathery antenna. Larvae feed on leaves of various trees and shrubs including alder, apple, ash, beech, birch, box-elder, cherry, dogwood, elm, gooseberry, maple, plum, poplar, white oak, willow. Adults do not feed. These are found east of the Rocky Mountains, from Nova Scotia south to Florida.

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