I spotted this moth on some steps leading into a building. Lucky I carry my little Canon s95 everywhere I go. (I hope I got the ID right!) Butterflies and Moths of North America Range: Massachusetts south to south Florida; west to Nebraska, New Mexico, and southern Arizona; south through Mexico, the West Indies, and [...]
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I counted 6 of these Dragonflies hanging from this tree. They didn’t even move when you touched them so they really did seem like ornaments instead of real Dragonflies.
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I have been seeing a lot of Butterflies this past few weeks. They do look pretty on the flowers but have you seen those photos of Butterflies landing on people? Then check out the last photo! Just saying! “Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you [...]
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White-lined Sphinx moths with their large, plump bodies and relatively smaller wing surfaces must beat their wings very fast in order to stay aloft. Although they are constructed very differently from hummingbirds, White-lined Sphinx moths are able to hover hummingbird-like in mid-air as they sip flower nectar due to their similarly rapidly beating wings. (Source:Firefly [...]
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From Wikipedia: Although rarely seen due to their very brief (1 week) adult lives, Luna Moths are considered common. As with all Saturniidae, the adults do not eat or have mouths.They emerge as adults solely to mate, and as such, only live approximately one week. They are more commonly seen at night.
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