Update on my Imperial Moth

I had help identifying it.




I went out the next morning and snapped some closer shots.
It sat there on my fence for more than 24 hours, then left for important places!

Another mystery creature: moth or butterfly?

For this one I've turned to Butterflies and Moths of North America. They figured it out for me!
Imperial Moth
Eacles imperialis
Thank you again for your submission of Record 715118 to the Butterflies and Moths of North America database on June 4, 2012.


Your sighting has been accepted, and your regional coordinator has verified your submission as Eacles imperialis. Your sighting is now represented on the map on the species page. The sighting details page is available here.
More info:

Mike wrote: "Wow - great shot! This is an Imperial Moth: a type of giant silkworm moth (so related to Lunas). We found an I.M. caterpillar in the park last summer - hard to identify as they come in a variety of colours!
These moths are attracted to artificial lights, and tend to hang out around them a little too long, getting picked off by birds in the daytime."

The bird feeder is near-by, and hopefully the birds will eat the seeds or our bazillion mosquitoes.
It didn't seem too bothered by me, as I turned somersaults to get a photo!

Web Sites for moth and butterflies:www.acleris.com/dls/mothindex.html (Moths of Ottawa as photographed by Lynn Scott)
www.entomology.ualberta.ca
www.butterfliesandmoths.org
www.bugguide.net

Organizations:
Toronto Entomological Association,  www.ontarioinsects.org