3-18-2021....Like other members of the giant silk moth family, the cecropia moth lacks functional mouth parts and a digestive system. Due to this, they survive approximately two weeks.[3] To find a mate, the female cecropia moth emits pheromones which the male detects with its sensitive antennae. Male cecropia moths can detect these pheromones from up to a mile away, although a male may fly up to 7 miles while searching for a female. Mating typically begins early in the morning hours and lasts until the evening. After mating, the female will lay up to one hundred eggs. These eggs are a mottled reddish brown and are usually found on either side of a host leaf. These eggs will eventually hatch into tiny black caterpillars.
3-17-2021....Greenwood cemetery just off Central Expressway on north side of downtown Dallas. PP done with NIK
3-16-2021....I shot this Silk Moth through a glass window at the WFC Insectary. Their life span is 2-weeks because they have no mouth and no digestive system. They mate then die.
