By far the largest moth I have ever seen. I'm assuming it's a polyphemus moth, a giant silk moth. Probably quite common but I had never seen one before.
I almost stepped on it, Which is why I used a plant stem to try and move it.
It must not have like my choice of plant. It preferred to find its way to my my thumb.
Creepy miniature suction cup freak out time.
It did fly off to another location where others would not step on it.
My daughter called it a tarantula-butt-moth because it's body and legs were so huge and furry.
I am still wondering about the classification of moths and butterflies. What it the Key defining Characteristic that says I'm a butterfly versus I'm a moth. If it has half butterfly characteristics and half moth characteristics is it classified in one category before the other, What order are the characteristics looked at. If you know or have a good link for this information you can leave it in the comments.
Although I found it resting in the day and its wings were upright together the other characteristics are definitely moth moth moth.
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