Showing posts with label african moon moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african moon moth. Show all posts
Friday, August 30, 2019
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:
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| 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.
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| Atlas Moth |
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