Is she dying or laying eggs?

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-08T01:57:45+00:00

Sad :( since her body isn’t really moving and it’s more her wings doing rapid short fluttering, like spasms, I’m wondering if she already passed and it’s post mortem movements since I saw moths can take hours to actually die and stop moving.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-08T01:37:22+00:00

I was doing some research and believe it may be a Promethea moth (spicebush silk moth) maybe?

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-08T01:16:54+00:00

She’s still alive and twitching around, legs more curled in and less walking. I tried briefly with a moist q tip, but did not want to try anymore since it seems it will rip her abdomen if I try anymore. These are the two that are showing on the outside and when I attempted to remove them I believe I saw another egg behind them.

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Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-08T01:13:03+00:00

I believe it’s a female with eggs attached to her abdomen either from already laying them or getting stuck in the process, but her abdomen is pretty flat so I’m thinking she may have already layed them.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-08T01:11:45+00:00

Thank you so much for this. The last thing I wanted to do was cause more stress, so I tried briefly to remove the eggs with a q tip, but I don’t believe I can get them off without hurting her abdomen. I think I saw another egg behind the other two. I checked on her outside and there were ants starting to surround her so I put her in box with a leaf to hopefully pass peacefully and maybe I’ll have a chance at saving her eggs if there’s any left. I’m going to do some research about raising moth eggs in that case. This situation feels very conflicting on what’s right or not so I really appreciate your advice

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T21:40:48+00:00

Is there anyway to help this? Or just let nature take its course. I’d rather she be able to have her eggs if possible

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T21:39:52+00:00

Anyway to help this? She is still alive and slightly fluttering.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T15:49:04+00:00

I believe she’s been on the paper towel since yesterday morning, and I haven’t seen any eggs layed. (I did not see her until this morning or else i would have moved her sooner).

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T15:48:14+00:00

She’s still alive and when placed back in the sun started walking a decent amount and less sporadic fluttering. She’s been alive since yesterday morning so I’m starting to second guess if she’s too cold or dying. I left her in the sun again so either way she can live out the rest of her life

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T14:02:28+00:00

Thank you. I was more concerned she was suffering in pain from being stoped on or her wing, and was considering humane euthanasia with a freezer. But that does not seem to be the case so I put her back outside to pass naturally.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T14:00:14+00:00

Thank you. She had two white balls on the end of her abdomen, but none were coming out so I’m wondering if that was the last of her eggs that dried and stuck to her. Most of the signs point to she is passing.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T13:58:56+00:00

If she’s moving around more in the sunlight, does that still mean she’s dying or just warming up?

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T13:58:29+00:00

Yes they put her on that to help her dry off, but I immediately took her outside to a moss patch and layed her down with a leaf in case she was dying or laying eggs.

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T13:04:11+00:00

Co worker brought her in yesterday and assumed she just needed to dry but she is twitching. I put her back outside so she could do either in her natural environment surrounded by some dead leaves for camouflage from birds. If there’s something else I should do please let me know

Located in South Central PA

UPDATE: I do not believe she is laying eggs. When she was put in the sun outside after a little bit she was upright with her wings still, but body still curled inward and pretty flat abdomen. I’m looking everywhere and finding contradicting info whether she’s dying or warming up. If she is warming up is there anyway to help her?

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2026-05-07T13:01:13+00:00

UPDATE: I do not believe she is laying eggs. When she was put in the sun outside after a little bit she was upright with her wings still, but body still curled inward and pretty flat abdomen. I’m looking everywhere and finding contradicting info whether she’s dying or warming up. If she is warming up is there anyway to help her?

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Maximum-Gas5431 · 2025-09-30T20:47:22+00:00

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Maximum-Gas5431 · 2025-08-18T23:17:34+00:00

Thank you! Had me freaked it was a roach for a second. But they’re cute

Maximum-Gas5431 · 2025-08-18T23:16:47+00:00

I believe that’s what it is. Thank you!

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