Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1219865

Royal Walnut Moth
Citheronia regalis

Observation date: July 26, 2019
Date notes: Found it outside. It struggled to take flight. It never successfully flew, and its wings became tattered.
Submitted by: deithediva
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Partly cloudy skies early am... breezy day in Center Point, Alabama. Found this beauty on the ground outside my job. It attempted several times throughout the day to take flight. The back ends of the wings became tattered but it still attempted to fly. It's still trying to fly 6 hours later. Still partly cloudy, very hot, no breeze.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: July 26, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Alabama, Jefferson County