Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Daily Butterfly (etc.) Pictures. #95, 1 by yakmon

yakmon wrote:
No butterflies lately around the house, but I did get a glimpse of this beauty....no idea what it is, but Wow! It was hiding in a tree next door and was difficult to get centered in the frame. I got this one half way decent shot before it took off to parts unknown. Any ideas on the ID? (edited with additional info). I looked around the Internet, and it appears to be a female giant black witch moth. The flash really brought out the colors - the spots almost look iridescent.

Russell

This message was edited Jun 7, 2012 7:08 AM