Communications & Marketing
FAYETTE, IOWA (July 1, 2009) –This Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia) was photographed on the wall of Upper Iowa University's Andres Center for Business and Education building on its Fayette campus. Also known as the silkworm moth, it is the largest of all North American moths, has a colorful wingspan of 5 to 6 inches, and is rarely seen because it typically flies only at night. An adult Cecropia moth only lives for about two weeks after emerging from the cocoon, with its sole objective being to mate and lay eggs.
