Featured not antique but looks like art

this landed on my garage door,what is it?

 

It is a luna moth or American moon moth:
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Actias-luna

 

It's Beautiful! What a Gorgeous pin that would make!!

 

I went outside one day at a house I was renting, and there were dozens of luna moths attached to the side of the house. It was very cool looking.

They are so pretty.

 

Nature provides the best artwork anywhere!

 

I would so print that out and frame it. Great picture!

 

Hi,
The female Luna Moth gives off a pheromone that attracts every male for one or two square miles. They are lovely but have shrunk considerably in the last 50 years.
When I was a kid they used to be 8 to 10" across. The largest one I found last year was only 3" across.
greg

 

I wish a better camera could fit in my pocket, I get a lot of hummingbirds. Sorry to butt in on your thread.

 

It's beautiful......& great camouflage.....although not on a white wall !!!
Silly critter !!

 

Makes a nice avatar

 

Recognized that fellow immediately. And, oddly enough, I just finished re-reading The Girl of the Limberlost.

As of this morning, no less!!

 

looked later another larger one,maybe something to do with leaving the outside light on all night,,,bad makes a big ugly spider bug mess

 

moth to a flame...right !

 

@johnnycb09 .....done & done.....but you have to print it if you really want it.....unless you don't want the surrounding shadow.......that is providing @savwillsell09 doesn't mind me copying his image!!!!