Unidentified moth

[BCscorp]

Saw this moth the other day.

 

[basin79]

That's David Greenwood. Do not trust him. If he says he has a dead cert he's lying.

The dusty bar steward still owes me.

 

[chanda]

That lovely creature appears to be a Ceanothus Silk Moth, Hyalophora euryalus.

Comparison pictures: http://bugguide.net/node/view/181889 and http://bugguide.net/node/view/14386/bgimage

 

[BCscorp]

That lovely creature appears to be a Ceanothus Silk Moth, Hyalophora euryalus.

Comparison pictures: http://bugguide.net/node/view/181889 and http://bugguide.net/node/view/14386/bgimage

I think you are correct, location is 1.5 hrs south of Nanaimo (first link pic).
Thank you