Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Mystery small butterfly posing on Cilantro, 1 by edfinney

edfinney wrote:
Yes! We do have Cosmosoma myrodora a.k.a. The Scarlet Bodied Wasp Moth here also. I saw lots of them in my yard during April and May but haven't seen any in a while now. Their courtship rituals are at least as interesting as their appearance--really one for the books!! Take a look at this URL if your are interested.

http://www.wfu.edu/wfunews/2000/121200a.htm

The URL below has a movie showing the explosive release of a protective cloud of poison gas prior to mating. You have to be at least 12 in order to watch this one. ;-)

http://www.killerplants.com/renfields-garden/20020828.asp