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    Communities > Forums > Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening
    Forum: Hummingbird and Butterfly GardeningReplies: 6, Views: 56
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    acts238
    Fort Wayne, IN

    June 1, 2011 12:08 PM

    Post #8601777

    We found these on our sugar maple tree, they were huge. It is the largest moth in North America and had a wing span of at least 5 or 6 inches. They are also called a Robins moth or a Giant Silk worm moth.
    Grace

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