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[โ€“] Gsus4@mander.xyz 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's a Luna Moth ๐Ÿ˜

PS: apparently ~~male~~ (ok, I'm not sure now from the antenna size) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

[โ€“] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

It's a female. Here's a male I found in 23. The antenna are much wider.