A photo of a reddish brown silk moth on a white surface from above with its wings spread. The moth has a fuzzy orange body, and has one feathery antennae. The forewings have a small dark eye-spot towards the tips, they are rusty orange with a lighter wavy band along the trailing edge, and a darker brown area closer to the body with a white chevron-like patch. The hind wings are similar with a white patch in the median area and wavy bands of lighter and darker colors throughout.

A photo of the moth from the side with it's wings closer showing it's plump fuzzy body and the undersides of the wings. THe body is thick and covered in hair-like scales, the dark eye is just visible above one of the legs. The wings are marked similarly to the top though the forewing's eye-spot is not as dark.

A photo of the moth from the side after release where it is resting on some Pokeweed (Phytolacca) leaves (which are wet with rain)

This is the Tulip Tree Silk #Moth, #Callosamia anguilifera. I rescued this one from a busy parking area last night. He's a bit battered, but hopefully he finds/has found a mate.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

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#Photography
#invertebrate
#Saturnidae

A portrait phot of a chonky rust orange moth resting on a fallen pine needle. The moth's body head ad legs are covered in rust orange hair-like scales that give it a fluffy appearance. The moth's eyes are a blueish black and from above them extend two large feathery yellow antennae. The moth's wings are held at an angle, the leading edges are dark brown and on the moth's left wing leading edge a small pale cream colored leaf hopper is hitching a ride.

A large orange and brown silkmoth resting on pine straw. The Moth's forewings are brown with a chevron like white mark near the middle portion, a black line with white highlights and towards the tips are small dark eyespots near a wavy and cream line along the edges. The hindwings are similarly marked with a white angular spot in the middle and have similar wavy lines as the forewings but have more orange spots. The body is thick and covered in orange fur like scales

Having a bit of a sad day here today, so sharing something that makes me happy for today's #invertefest post. This happy moth friend is the Tuliptree #Silkmoth, #Callosamia angulifera, a magnificent moth in family #Saturnidae who came to visit this Summer.

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#Insects
#inverts

A large brown moth with its wings spread, marked with wavy tan and yellow lines, and with 2 small eyespots on the tips of the forewings.

A closeup of the moth's front. The moth's body, legs, and head are covered in red fuzz like scales, the head is nestled between the 2 front legs, dark eyes on each side, and yellow feathery antenna above

A shot of the side of the moth showing the undersides of the wings which are rust brown with wavy and scalloped lighter lines

Good morning Blue Sky. Last night was a very exciting night at the light station, as the Tulip-tree #Silkmoth, #Callosamia angulifera, came to visit! This is a first time sighting for me! 😻

#macrophotography
#Lepidoptera
#Saturnidae
#invert(s)
#Insect(s
#moth