This large moth--I.D. please-- was perched on a wall of a local park service building. The superintendant pointed it out to me. He said that it and a second one had been there for many hours.
I had to stand on tiptoes to get this one. They were likely mating earlier and are dying.
Jim
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Imperial Moth, Eacles imperialis.
Impressive critters, aren't they? And a nice color match to that wall!
--Rik
Impressive critters, aren't they? And a nice color match to that wall!
--Rik
Thanks, Rik:
I could have moved this one to an easier spot for photography--the other one was some two feet further up--but I felt it would have intruded on the dignity of its final moments.
The moth certainly was colorful. I have only seen spectacular moths in the wild three times. One was a Cecropia just unfolding its wings. The other was a pair of mating Luna's.
Jim
I could have moved this one to an easier spot for photography--the other one was some two feet further up--but I felt it would have intruded on the dignity of its final moments.
The moth certainly was colorful. I have only seen spectacular moths in the wild three times. One was a Cecropia just unfolding its wings. The other was a pair of mating Luna's.
Jim