Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Cassia and Sulphers, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Becky...this is a photo of a female Black Witch moth. The male is similar but lacks the white rickrack marking.

These moths have a wing span averaging about six inches. They are huge and quite beautiful. When the sunlight or a flash catches the wings you can see an iridescence ranging from yellowish green to bluish purple.

I've never seen a caterpillar in my yard - but it was Dale Clark (www.dallasbutterflies.com) who told me he raises them on candlestick cassia.

~ Cat

This message was edited Oct 22, 2007 4:55 PM