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Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by chase groninger

chase groninger — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:32:46 +0000

Found on in new jersey delivering beer in marlton. Identical to these pictures

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:26:40 +0000

Eugene OR is home to a happy gum moth posted up on our front door. They’re a good little pet. Can’t eat and don’t need much attention.

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by derosa

derosa — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:17:38 +0000

just had one on my car this morning!! Long Island, NY

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:22:53 +0000

We have had over ten of these moths on our shop door for the past month. They are HUGE, and so cool! We live in Scappoose, Oregon, North of Portland. Thanks for the information.

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by ken akerill

ken akerill — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:02:24 +0000

july 20 2010 9:45 pm we just found one here magnifico what good are they or what bad LaCenter,Washington USA

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by ruth

ruth — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:01:27 +0000

I live in Virginia City, Montana, and I found one of these beautiful moths out in front of my house. I have been watching it all day, and it continually is moving out of the sun, other than that it hasn’t moved more than 10 inches, all day. Curious, I looked it up on the internet, and found the pic of and it looks identical, so they are also in Montana. Who can blame them?

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by helina frey

helina frey — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:15:18 +0000

Today in CT people were just taking pictures of my jeep which was so odd. So there it was hanging on to my window. It was beautiful, i ended driving 20 minutes to release it in the woods prevent it from getting ran over or caught for no reason. It is very similar to your pics but markings smaller. It made my day

Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by Emily

Emily — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:38:12 +0000

Thanks for clearing this up and writing about it. We just moved to OR from MI, about a week ago, and this morning I found what I thought was an emporer gum moth on our window. It’s really amazing. Thanks to your post, I now know what it is. Still amazing, just not science-journal-worthy.

Comment on Newsweek Zombies by Mike Robinson

Mike Robinson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:57:10 +0000

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Comment on An Emperor Gum Moth in Oregon? by George Mandis

George Mandis — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:56:59 +0000

@Eric - the moth I found turned out not to be an Emperor Gum Moth. I wrote a follow up post about it here. It was actually an Antheraea Polyphemus. They look very similar and are native to North America. Sorry to spoil the mystery. Still a pretty moth though!