September 19: Luna moth

[neverspent]

This morning there was a luna moth resting on the wall of one of the buildings in my apartment complex. When I was young, we had a bug zapper by the back door, and we used to get a gorgeous variety of moths clinging to our door screens. The lunas were my favorites—along with a pink and yellow variety called the rosy maple moth which forever after has been the first thing I think of whenever I see that color combination in anything.

This fellow or lady had a cute curly tail and such velvety wings and body.



In the evening when I was out walking, I came across the remains of a small butterfly, probably a skipper. Its wings were mostly a bright yellow-orange color. When I stooped and picked it up to gently peel apart the wings, I could see that the top side had a brown border. It might have been a Delaware skipper, but I can't find any photos that show the bright yellow color I saw. It reminded me strongly of lance-leaved coreopsis, or (with the brown) black-eyed susans.

Comments

[ex_bel786]

That is so beautiful. It's amazing that such things exist!

[neverspent]

I agree, I am constantly amazed! :)

[shinsetsu]

What a lovely photo. I have a friend on here who takes nature close-ups like that. They always amaze me. :)

[neverspent]

Thank you! I bet your friend's photos are wonderful.

I'm one of those can't-see-the-forest-for-the-trees, detail-oriented people, so close-ups suit me. I have to force myself to take a step back sometimes. :)

[shinsetsu]

I made him a feed journal here on DW so anyone might look at his photos. It's from his Flickr. Oh! look at your userpic! That's cute. :)

http://carnagevisors-feed.dreamwidth.org/

He lives in England. I'm going to show him your photo.

[rustydog]

Oh, thank you for the link! His photos are gorgeous. :)

[donutsweeper]

oooh pretty

[neverspent]

Lunas are so showy. :)