Lime Hawk-moth

Found on 6 July 2006 in my garden on Iris foetidissima

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:21 AM

it was so 'docile' I could move it around wherever I wanted it to be. Here on my hand for the size comparison

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:23 AM

I called it my 'pet for a day'. The next day it was gone

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:24 AM

Here on a Scabiosa flower

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:26 AM

the 'rear' end :-)

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:29 AM

another view

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 10:30 AM

I looked as if it enjoyed being a model for me!

by bonitin Jan 2, 2008 11:52 AM