A tiger moth.

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Maybe a five-inch wingspan. Gorgeous moth. Banging against one of our windows battering itself trying to get out.

I caught it, showed it to the cat to see if she wanted to eat it, then, when she responded too slowly, put it out the kitchen window. It flew away, glittering.

It's a very, very small life I saved. No mind to speak of. But it's alive.

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[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

Funny you should mention big moths. A few days ago I developed a roll of film I found while cleaning my room, and on it is a photo of a big-ass moth. Like, sparrow sized. It's a little washed out from the flash on the camera, but it's a photo of a moth in flight, right in the middle of the frame. I'd have gotten big points in Pokemon Snap. I'm checking out pictures, and I don't think it's a tiger moth though.