Insect and Spider Identification: Anyone Know The Species?

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wildbilled Baker, MT June 3, 2012 6:36 PM Post #9150801	I found him this morning, chilling out. I never seen this kind of moth around Montana before. Click the image for an enlarged view.
kwanjin West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a) June 3, 2012 6:49 PM Post #9150823	Looks like a Polyphemus moth. Very pretty.
wildbilled Baker, MT June 3, 2012 7:10 PM Post #9150871	Was going to ask what areas they're native to specifically, cause I'm not sure if Montana is one of them.
kwanjin West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a) June 3, 2012 7:14 PM Post #9150885	This site http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Antheraea-polyphe... states "...every state except Arizona and Nevada."
kwanjin West Valley City, UT (Zone 7a) June 3, 2012 7:18 PM Post #9150894	And another... http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_IILEW0S010.aspx
wildbilled Baker, MT June 3, 2012 7:20 PM Post #9150898	Didn't see anything about lifespan.
DonnaB Vancleave, MS (Zone 8b) June 3, 2012 11:26 PM Post #9151135	life span is about 2 weeks tops. The breed, lay eggs and die.
Sheila_FW Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) June 4, 2012 8:53 PM Post #9152735	The adult moth has no mouth part, so only has the stored fat it ate as a caterpillar. I doubt they live long at all.

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