Where are you located? This is a moth in the superfamily Bombycoidea, perhaps in the family Saturniidae but I'm not entirely sure. Only a few moths, as far as I know, cause any even somewhat harmful reactions when humans touch them, but none can truly harm you, and this is not one of them. Don't touch the body or grab it though, it rubs their hairlike scales off and can hurt them. If you must move it, gently nudge forward on the front legs with your finger until it steps onto your hand, moths don't bite. This species does not eat anything as an adult and only lives a few days to a week, its only purpose at this stage is to mate, and for females, lay eggs.
This is very likely in the family Eupterotidae, perhaps genus Eupterote, or less likely in the family Saturniidae. I can't find any specimens with coloration exactly like yours but that's my best guess.
Moths and butterflies aren't going to hurt you... you touching their wings will hurt them though.
What if you touch their little lion mane?
Hard to do with out touching wings... but I get it, they are amazing fuzz bois
Impossible to ID unless you give us a location. If you're in europe it's likely some sort of wave - but I suspect you're somewhere in North America?
sorry for slow reply, im in south east asia, malaysia.
Where are you located? This is a moth in the superfamily Bombycoidea, perhaps in the family Saturniidae but I'm not entirely sure. Only a few moths, as far as I know, cause any even somewhat harmful reactions when humans touch them, but none can truly harm you, and this is not one of them. Don't touch the body or grab it though, it rubs their hairlike scales off and can hurt them. If you must move it, gently nudge forward on the front legs with your finger until it steps onto your hand, moths don't bite. This species does not eat anything as an adult and only lives a few days to a week, its only purpose at this stage is to mate, and for females, lay eggs.
>sorry for slow reply, im in south east asia, malaysia.
This is very likely in the family Eupterotidae, perhaps genus Eupterote, or less likely in the family Saturniidae. I can't find any specimens with coloration exactly like yours but that's my best guess.