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Old 06-06-2009, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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NRG that is huge! We were at a local high School Baseball game last month and one descended from the sky onto the field and was quite the talk. It was the size of a small bird. Never seen a moth that big. Was a moth on steroids or at least surely chomped on some big old leaves someplace! I would say it looked like the one in your picture.

Who said pterodactyls are extinct?
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Old 06-07-2009, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Raleigh, NC
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I think this is the same type. Found on my sidewalk. It was almost 7" wingtip to wingtip.Attachment 43003. There are certainly some interesting insects in the triangle.

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Old 08-13-2009, 08:22 AM
 
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ew....theres one right outside my door,i dont know what it is....it looks like a moth 2 me,but i cant look at it for too long(i get the super willies) eghhhh////i cant take it,im scared to go out,(ya gotta see me with my 4 year old daughter..everytime we go out or come in,i drag her and say hurry hurry..its so funny) yeah yeah im a wuss. hehe///so anywyas,its soooo big maybe about 4 inches in width,and 3 in length maybe more!!!!i want it to leave...ahhhhhhhhhh..what is it..it reminds me of the bugs from silence of the lambs!
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Old 08-13-2009, 08:24 AM
 
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hey its me again....if someone can answer my questions bout this creature email me please,myfoofie!yahoo.com/ thanks
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Old 08-13-2009, 10:11 AM
 
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Omg those are horrifying!!! He's so hairy =(
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Old 08-13-2009, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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holy big moth! can you imagine that thing in one of those bug zappers??

Yep! It would be a 3-alarm fire!
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Old 08-13-2009, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Wake County
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One to add for the moth thread. I work near Jordan Lake, and this one was on the window, trying to camouflage itself with a boogie board that was on the other side of the window. Any idea what kind it is?
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Old 08-13-2009, 02:54 PM
 
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The first time I saw one of those, I thought it was a bat!
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Old 08-13-2009, 08:44 PM
 
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Bellasformas, I took a shot at finding out what your moth is, I think he is a Royal Walnut Moth: Species Detail | Butterflies and Moths of North America
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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ive seen some crazy bugs down here since i moved, but the biggest so far was this 4-inch-long, colorful praying mantis hanging upside down by my car tonight. seriously, wtf?! i feel like i'm back in the cretaceous...
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