Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)

Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas
March 15, 2007 (Kelly Conrad Bender)

mating pair, in situ (Female is in front, male is behind)

Female ex-cocoon (top of photograph) on Prunus mexicana --Mexican Plum
Female eclosed 3-25-05; male attracted at ~5:55 a.m. 3-26-05

Cibolo Nature Center near Boerne, Kendall Co., TX
March 26, 2005 (Mike Van Buskirk)