Showing posts with label african moon moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african moon moth. Show all posts

Friday, August 30, 2019

My Best Butterfly Photos: Part I



I thought I would share some of my best "Butterfly Photos."  Here's Part I:

Achilles Morpho

African Moon Moth

Anise Swallowtail

Apricot Sulphur

Atlas Moth

Baird's Old World Swallowtail

Bamboo Page

Banded Bamboo

Banded Orange

Banded Peacock

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A Break from Nesting: Butterflies

I'll come back to Nests in a couple of days. In the meantime, another trip to The Tucson Botanical Garden produced some wonderful butterfly photos. I'll start today actually with two moths:

The African Moon Moth is, well, from Africa -- east coast of South Africa. It is a beautiful looking moth with a very long stringy tail; spots that look like eyes; and, well, it looks more like a "kite" than an animal:

African Moon Moth

The Atlas Moth found in Southeast Asia, is considered the largest moth in the world with a wingspan of 10 inches and wing surface of 62 square inches. In India, they are cultivated for their silk.

Atlas Moth