Huge bug that I can't identify

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Miri

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied July 01, 2024, 9:13 AM EDT

I can attach to an email. See below. Thanks.

The Question Asker Replied July 01, 2024, 9:18 AM EDT

Thank you for the photos. This looks like a moth, probably a Polyphemus Moth, that has lost all of its scales (the dust-like covering on moth and butterfly wings and bodies that give them a colorful-winged, fuzzy-bodied appearance). Perhaps it was old (they only live a couple weeks as adults) and attacked by a predator, since it's so unusual to see one missing this many scales. The antennae suggest it is male, since female moth antennae aren't this feathery.

Miri

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied July 01, 2024, 9:24 AM EDT

Thank you!

The Question Asker Replied July 01, 2024, 10:02 AM EDT

You're welcome!

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied July 01, 2024, 10:16 AM EDT

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