Comments on: Project Noah Moth of the Month: Tau Emperor (Aglia tau) https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau Exploring Nighttime Nature Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:00:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Will https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/#comment-236930 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:00:19 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=6935#comment-236930 Hi there, I observed one this afternoon (4pm) in France, it seemed to be flying upwards, and then dive-bombing into the thick leaves on the ground, thrashing around for a little, and then flying up to do it again… Any idea what it was doing? I’m thinking it was a female looking for somewhere to lay eggs? Or maybe trying to get somewhere to spend the afternoon/night away from predators..?

]]> By: Jacob Gorneau https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/#comment-235056 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:30:59 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=6935#comment-235056 In reply to Scott S Mcmahon.

Hi Scott, this species is not found in North America and is native to Europe. There are a few species similar in appearance – especially from the angle this individual was photographed at. The Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is probably the most similar and is widespread and common in much of North America.

]]> By: Scott S Mcmahon https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/#comment-234724 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:00:32 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=6935#comment-234724 Is the Tau Emperor moth common in North America?

]]> By: Jacob Gorneau https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/#comment-141493 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:15:39 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=6935#comment-141493 In reply to Jim Wright.

Hi Jim!

This moth was photographed in Switzerland. I’ve updated the post to reflect this information. You can see the “spotting information” here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/499696014

Happy mothing!

]]> By: Jim Wright https://nationalmothweek.org/2014/10/23/project-noah-moth-of-the-month-tau-emperor-aglia-tau/#comment-141384 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:55:44 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=6935#comment-141384 Very cool. Where was it photographed?

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