Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 23, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Lily - if the sun is out and you see butterflies still nectaring you could try putting out some cut up fruit - Red Admirals are usually the first on the scene...but many of the brushfoot family come to fruit. You never know until you try it :o)

I went back outside again and found the same male Black Witch moth at another bait station. He was really having a go at the mashed bananas. I went and got the yard stick and took a photo while he was preoccupied :o)

I'd say close to 5.5 inches in diameter...and it doesn't have its wings full extended. Am assuming if he spread out a bit more he'd hit 6 inches.

Gorgeous!!! It's always nice to find big moths visiting the bait station at night too. Of course, I gotta battle the skeeters when I'm out there trying to get photos.

~ Cat

This message was edited Nov 12, 2007 9:50 PM