Photo by Mary Esta Marcille.
Actually, that's Polyphemus, and it is one of Canada's six giant moths. The Luna is another.
The pherons that the female emits can attract a male suitor as far away as 2 miles. Now, that is pretty strong perfume.
The two large dots under the top wings look like the eyes of a large predator, and scare off most of THEIR predators.
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