"What Happened to our Biggest Moths"

[sebrez at webtv.net]

I live in upstate NY and 5-10 years ago we had the tent worm scourge
that destroyed many acres of hardwood. Well, they recovered, the woods
are green again, however they did release a fly here also to attack the
tent caterpillar. I'm not sure if it is the same one you mentioned but
we were infested with them for a while. The tent caterpillars are gone
for the moment, the flies have disappeared and I have seen cecropia,
polyphemus and luna, one promethea and many many sphinx species here in
the last few years. The luna being the most common.  


         
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