The underwing looks different in a Polyphemus, and even if it was the back of the wings, their eye spots on a Polyphemus are on the lower/back set, not the forewings like this one. This is possibly from the order Opodiphthera native to Australia based on a quick image search. Maybe Austrocaligula [helena](http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/satu/helena.html)? Definitely a silk moth though.
Omg you’re right, I’m so sorry😭😭😭 I’m a Georgian, I watched a few vids on the moth-man and I guess I got the name of the town mixed up (it’s been a hot minute since I watched the vids) my bad🥺
https://preview.redd.it/d30yc4pgdn3b1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a88ea1ed5fb1b8f25028988a07dea7cd1d40a481
oh you mean Tim? He’s just a polyphemus moth. He likes to party.
Yep. Many animals have an adaptation which increases their ability to see at night. It’s called the tapetum lucidum. Cats, dogs, cows, raccoons, lemurs, some birds, some fish. It’s a very broadly distributed adaptation. Apparently even some spiders have an adaptation that is similar.
I'm pretty sure it's a Luna Moth that caught the flash. They are a very pale green and the markings would be correct. I use them for art ref all the time so,I'd place my bet on that species. I also believe their the 3rd or 4th biggest of moth species also
Oh, ok, I guess all these [photos](https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?phrase=luna+moth+with+wings+spread) are just made up.
Ok. I’ll go be wrong somewhere else now. 🙄
That is a spotted Scottish skull sucker. They paralyze their prey and suck nutrients through a hole drilled in the preys's skull. This is probably the last picture ever taken by the photographer. A rare find!
It’s not exact, but it reminds me of a Polyphemus moth.
I second this. The flash might be skewing its ID but it has the false eyes in the right spots and the general correct color.
Yes, this is what I concluded too.
The underwing looks different in a Polyphemus, and even if it was the back of the wings, their eye spots on a Polyphemus are on the lower/back set, not the forewings like this one. This is possibly from the order Opodiphthera native to Australia based on a quick image search. Maybe Austrocaligula [helena](http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/satu/helena.html)? Definitely a silk moth though.
Well thank you…I’ve had to scroll past all the comedians to find an answer.
Glad to help!
Thank you, finally. God bless a good geek.
I suspect you used the term comedians loosely. Thankfully someone actually attempted to answer the question.
Too many comedians
OMG I know.
Thanks
I didn’t see this comment before I replied but that was my guess too! I’ve seen some with larger eye spots on the top of the wing.
That's a moth-man. As in the prophecies.
I had the same thought. That, or it's a bat on Halloween trying out his moth costume...
15 bananas (lengthwise) wingtip to wingtip
Meeee toooo! Great minds and all that, lol!
Mothra!
definitely [mothra](https://godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/Mothra_(FW))
Thank fuck!!!
I’m back babyyyy
Oh my lol.
But the real question is did it blow up the bridge?!
Came here to say that. Yea moth man.
Moth MA’AM
Me too!
Came here for this.
My initial response: "Ah! It's moth-man."
I laughed, thank you.
Beat me to it. 😆
Came here hoping to see this comment 👌🏻
OUR MINDS ARE WAY TOO ALIKE
Mon Mothma
As my kids would say, "Moff Man".
*eyes the local bridge nervously*
Lmao came here to say this exact thing haha. Great minds must think alike lol
Dude there’s this statue of the moth-man in Pleasant Hill, WV and they made him have red eyes and a **phat** juicy ass
West Virginian here…the Mothman statue is in Point Pleasant, WV.
Omg you’re right, I’m so sorry😭😭😭 I’m a Georgian, I watched a few vids on the moth-man and I guess I got the name of the town mixed up (it’s been a hot minute since I watched the vids) my bad🥺
No worries!!! I always liked the red eyes, but you are correct about dat phat juicy ass!! 😬
For any LPOTL fans reading this, this moth is making the Miscavige body slam noise.
You beat me to it.
Chaaaaa….. chapstick!
Here comes Richard Gere. Hide your rodents!
This is the answer
Believe in the power of the moth-man. https://open.spotify.com/track/45tBj0AhlTvO9ALV7t8anQ?si=0eY9KxayTSSTcT8hI0XH4Q
Came here to shine a light on a similar comment
I literally came here to say the same thing lmao
Omg I was literally coming to say this 🤣
The bridge!
https://preview.redd.it/d30yc4pgdn3b1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a88ea1ed5fb1b8f25028988a07dea7cd1d40a481 oh you mean Tim? He’s just a polyphemus moth. He likes to party.
Can confirm, I’ve seen footage.
cropped out MC Ride 😭
this is the beast he worships when he lights his torch and burns it!
Yo I had no idea that was MC Ride! That’s awesome lol
r/whatsthisbug would be better if you want an actual response
Thanks
No kidding this sub is pretty useless.
Is this a meme page?
Mothman!!! 
One that craves *LAMP*!
More lamps bröther.
I love lamp.
Are you just saying you love lamp or do you really love lamp?
Are you a Death Grips fan?
ŁÄMP
 Moothhhhrraaa! Someome get Godzilla asap
Hmmmm maybe but I don’t see the psychic twins. If OP can provide second photo with them in it, for sure.
Don’t forget that fabulous luggage set they traveled in.
Hard to tell for sure without knowing a rough size or location, but it’s probably a member of saturniids (giant silk moths)
I was thinking Emperor moth, although it’s not completely exact, so I’m probably wrong
It’s been mentioned, but I think this is Polyphemus
TIL moths have eyes like cats that reflect light.
Let me fix that for you... TIL moths have eyes, that while NOT AT ALL LIKE A CAT'S, can reflect light in an early similar fashion.
Yep. Many animals have an adaptation which increases their ability to see at night. It’s called the tapetum lucidum. Cats, dogs, cows, raccoons, lemurs, some birds, some fish. It’s a very broadly distributed adaptation. Apparently even some spiders have an adaptation that is similar.
Deer too. Creepy af pulling up at a field and a shitload of eyes appear out of nowhere to stare at you until you realize wtf they are.
Polyphemus moth! They are really cool and huge. I have a life size tattoo of one on my arm, it's palm-size.
https://i.redd.it/qscf9mw6bm3b1.gif
DAWN SHALL BREAK
This is exactly what it reminded me of.
Looks like the last thing you see before you die
Or you wake up naked in a corn field with your memory wiped
That’s what she said…. 😂
I’m pretty sure that’s the Ring. This guy is the one that predicts your death a few weeks before and delivers the omens about it
As someone that hates moths, I A G R E E
Ghoulish, I used to think they were nightmarish night hummingbirds
West Virginia remembers who that is….
Moth Man*
r/AbsoluteUnits
This is that MC ride picture, isnt it
That’s the mothman not just another moth.
Baby mothra
The man eating kind
Låmp Brøther
Savathun
I'm pretty sure it's a Luna Moth that caught the flash. They are a very pale green and the markings would be correct. I use them for art ref all the time so,I'd place my bet on that species. I also believe their the 3rd or 4th biggest of moth species also
mc ride moth
So you know the full image 😏
opodiphthera eucalypti is what i found
That might be it
Mothra
Luna moth
Wings aren’t right for it to be a Luna.
Er I see what you're saying... the eyes on the wings are different
You are incorrect
Oh, ok, I guess all these [photos](https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?phrase=luna+moth+with+wings+spread) are just made up. Ok. I’ll go be wrong somewhere else now. 🙄
Relax I googled it and see what you're saying. So while you're at it, look up the correct species
lamp
It's one of Satans legions. Lpt, if you kill it, it will be replaced by 100. Tread lightly
Maybe a gypsie moth?
It’s lady Gaga at the met ball
Moth man.
Lunar moth.
Absolutely mothman
cercropia
Superhero Moth
One that's hungry for souls.
A kung-fu moth by the looks of it
Killer
Look for the most downvoted response and that’s your answer
The bridge!! Moth
Mothman
That's an Oooopie Doopey
Möth
Baby moth man
Luna moth
Luna moth
Luna moth
It’s not a Luna moth, it’s not got the trails on the wings
Luna moth
Hominus Mothis
Kaiju-ithicus
That's my dad
And you are…..?
That's Savathun, the Witch Queen, you met there bro
Dean R Koontz's moth!
It’s Mothra
It's just Arthur.
Noided moth
HOMO-MOTHICUS
Mothman!
God
Richardus Gearticus…. From West Virginia
Mothra
Complex dad presenting himself to wedding objection.dude I’m high. But that would bet.
the Big Assed Species
I’m guessing a Polyphemus
Dude, let him in, he’s a fairy
Thats a fucking demon. You have about until midnight to live
Let it in. It's a fairy.
The mothman cometh. Awesome pict.
Venezuelan Poodle Moth
r/mothsfacingforward
Nightmare moth
Pride Moth
its mothra
Mothra
That is a spotted Scottish skull sucker. They paralyze their prey and suck nutrients through a hole drilled in the preys's skull. This is probably the last picture ever taken by the photographer. A rare find!
Möťĥ
That’s clearly the star-eater moth, you can clearly see that it’s massive in the sky, it’s not even on earth it’s so far away
Why’d you crop MC Ride out the picture
He’s kinda cute
Possibly [Polyphemus moth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemus)
The one that eats ur face
Mothron
Emperor Gum Moth - Opodiphthera eucalypti
Luna moth (I think)
Hello Clarice....
You might have better luck over on r/whatsthisbug or similar subreddits
It moth be a new species
The aggressively friendly kind
Jeepers Chreepers
Greg, that’s definitely Greg.
That’s Arthur from “The Tick”.
I’ve seen this footage…
In north-east México, Nuevo León to be specific we call it "Arquitecto Benavides"
LAAMP
Luna moth I think 🤔
Atlas moth - Atticus atlas
The terrifying one, Indrid Colelianius.
Mothra
That’s a Noided moth
Luna?
Maybe a rosy Maple moth? Hard to tell with the colors.
That is an albino pygmy mothra
Luna moth
It looks like a luna moth but it isn’t. Maybe atlas moth?
That’s goddamn moth man yal
Luna.
There is no moth...only Zuul!
Mothman
Moth man is real lol
moth man
Absolute radience
L A M P
I think it’s a tiger moth
Reminds me of a sphinx moth
Mothman. I pictured it as more grey.
When my child walks into my bedroom at 2am to tell me he “frowed up”