Notes from a Naturalist-Cercropia moths

Mating Cercropia moths at Tin Mountain Conservation Center. (MATT MAHONEY PHOTO)

By Matt Mahoney

Come the end of May and first few weeks of June, large, conspicuous moths can sometimes be seen on warm evenings. Hidden away by day, these nighttime fliers are the largest of our moth species and belong to the Saturniid family, also known as the giant silk moths.

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