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I found this big guy outside the door when I was letting the dog out. It was just sitting on the concrete completely still. I don't know if it was dead or not, but by the night time it was gone. Can anyone tell me what type of moth this is?

it is the only one of the wild silk moth that is found in all of N. America, north of MX (including CN). From its wrinkled wings and smaller hind wings it does not look like it had fully expanded them. They will typically hide under cover of tree foliage during daylight hours as they only fly at night. It also looks rather battered so it may have a escaped a beak or claw of a predator. It may have been able to expand and harden its wings and fly off, but since it was so exposed on the cement it is more likely that a bird (or other animal) got to it. Hard to tell, but I would guess it was a female. They have larger bodies and narrower antennae (which I don't see at all and are probably placed close to its head since it is newly emerged. In the future if you ever find one, you can gently pick it up and place it on or near a tree or shrub. It cannot hurt you, in fact has no mouth parts as an adult. They don't eat as adults - it is ALL about reproduction

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