Luna Moth???
Jul 15, 2020 23:19:23 #
I took this tonight at the restaurant we were eating at...we were on the deck and I looked over and saw this beautiful Moth...This is a cell phone picture...iPhone XR...
Chuck
Chuck
Jul 15, 2020 23:31:14 #
Jul 15, 2020 23:40:08 #
Jul 16, 2020 00:49:53 #
charlienow wrote:
I took this tonight at the restaurant we were eating at...we were on the deck and I looked over and saw this beautiful Moth...This is a cell phone picture...iPhone XR...
Chuck
Chuck
If I may say, that was one wild stab.
A luna is four or so inches in wingspan and five or so inches long. Each hind wing ends in a long tail, much wider than on a swallowtail. Wholy pale green with a white, furry body.
This is a Pandorus Sphinx Moth. Eumorpha pandorus.
Fairly common, rarely seen. They are attracted to lights. If caught by daylight, this is the pose they hold till nightfall.
Well caught.
Bill
Jul 16, 2020 07:26:14 #
Wouldn't want it around my dinner plate - but a great capture nevertheless.
Jul 16, 2020 08:24:37 #
Jul 16, 2020 08:53:34 #
newtoyou wrote:
If I may say, that was one wild stab.
A luna is four or so inches in wingspan and five or so inches long. Each hind wing ends in a long tail, much wider than on a swallowtail. Wholy pale green with a white, furry body.
This is a Pandorus Sphinx Moth. Eumorpha pandorus.
Fairly common, rarely seen. They are attracted to lights. If caught by daylight, this is the pose they hold till nightfall.
Well caught.
Bill
A luna is four or so inches in wingspan and five or so inches long. Each hind wing ends in a long tail, much wider than on a swallowtail. Wholy pale green with a white, furry body.
This is a Pandorus Sphinx Moth. Eumorpha pandorus.
Fairly common, rarely seen. They are attracted to lights. If caught by daylight, this is the pose they hold till nightfall.
Well caught.
Bill
Thanks Bill. I had no clue what this was. Someone told me it was a Luna moth and they seemed really positive.
Chuck
Jul 16, 2020 09:28:20 #
charlienow wrote:
Thanks Bill. I had no clue what this was. Someone told me it was a Luna moth and they seemed really positive.
Chuck
Chuck
Well, you did have doubt. The two question marks show that.
Bill
Jul 16, 2020 14:43:08 #
The closest I could find is the Wood tiger moth
https://peecnature.org/learn/nature-guides/butterfly-guide/
https://peecnature.org/learn/nature-guides/butterfly-guide/
Jul 17, 2020 17:11:46 #
Not a Luna, Chuck, but a beauty indeed...and a beautiful, clear shot as well!
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