What is this moth?

[wookster]

Hey all, so this "little" guy has been attached to my house for about a day now, can someone tell me what it is? And do I need to nuke it from orbit? The picture doesn't really do it justice, its seriously about 4" wide.

[nik-]

impending Mothra

[Caged Great]

I get those regularly at my house as well. Have for a couple years now. Not a big deal, just does its thing.

Saw a magpie snag one of them last year. That was gross.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

[wookster]

Ok, I guess I will put the flamethrower back in the garage. Its right by our front door and freaking me out tho. If it gets in the house I am afraid my whole family is doomed.

[DownInFlames]

This would be my guess.

http://www.insectsofalberta.com/eyedhawkmoth.htm

You should see the caterpillar. I remember my dog barking at one while it crawled through the grass, it was so huge.

[Reneeee]

I believe it's the one eyed sphinx

My parents had one on their house about two weeks ago

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smerinthus_cerisyi

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[CaptainCrunch]

Its a Kentucky Skin Burrower.

Basically its a nocturnal Moth that at night will try to find a sleeping victim and lay its eggs in that victims anus.

Its called a skin Burrower because when the eggs hatch the larva will burrow their way though the body and out through the genitalia.

Its called a Kentucky Skin Borrower because its blind and it finds its victims through scent and is especially attracted to liquor farts.

[Kybosh]

It brought a message from Gandalf. You had better answer it.

[Coach]

You must sacrifice a McDavid jersey to it.

[icecube]

So powerful. So beautiful.

[CroFlames]

I don't allow critters on or in my house. Death.