Visit from an Imperial Moth Inspires Search for the right Led Zep track

We woke up this morning to find this lovely creature hanging off our living room window screen.

Although I've never actually seen one before, it looks like it could be an Imperial Moth.  I can see where the name comes from -- this thing is regal beyond belief.

Strangely, its large size is making it seem quite vulnerable to us humans;  it seems like a very easy target for all kinds of predators right now and there's a bit of wing missing in the shape of a beak.  It seems as if it might have already had at least one skirmish with a bird some time recently.

We immediately searched around online for more info and I laughed out loud when I found a photo that someone else had posted of a European Imperial Moth sitting on an AC/DC disc.  Although it was a great way to show the size and scale of a large moth,  I wondered what motivated that particular CD selection.

Personally, I would have chosen something like Led Zep, especially one of their superlush, ultra-long tracks like Kashmir... "I'm a traveler of both time and space...  Oooh, baby I've been flying.. My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon... I will return again..."    Especially since this thing looks more laid back than angry and scream-y -- I'm just not getting an Angus Young vibe here.  In fact, if I had Physical Graffiti on CD I'd take the photo myself, but I'm loathe to disturb the moth AND I only have the album on LP and I'm not sure where it is.  (Wow, am I making myself look old here or what???)

Also, someone out there was apparently inspired to make the Imperial moth's wing pattern into the basis for a custom shoe.  They are lovely wings, but put that pattern on shoes?  Really? Go figure.

Either way, reading about it online is motivating me to go out and inspect the leaves of our trees closely -- I'd love to know if this thing was enjoying the tasty leaves of my maple tree when it was a caterpillar.   The idea makes me very happy since I've gone to a lot of trouble in the last couple of years to protect that grand old tree from all kinds of potential threats.  I'd be glad to know the moth is benefiting from my work.

Does it seem strange that I'd protect my trees in order to make them a meal for caterpillars?  Gardeners have long been known for fighting off the bugs that want to eat their plants.  But the way I see it, trees aren't supposed to just look nice to us humans.  They are supposed to be an essential aspect of the eastern US ecosystem.  Anyhow, I'm headed to the shelf to find that Doug Tallamy book   for more info and inspiration.  Maybe I can also find my stash of LPs and put them on while I read.  I bet that would really scare the kids.