Day 162 of 365, spotted this rather large moth in a parking lot in Medicine Hat, Alberta on May 30. Turns out it's a Columbia Silk Moth and is listed as uncommon in Alberta, so I feel lucky to have stumbled on it. I have never seen a moth this large before and it was quite a beauty!
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Taken at Carburn Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Taken at Carburn Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Taken south of Calgary on June 13.
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Taken down at Griffith Woods in SW Calgary this morning.
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