Found this little girl this morning DUW

[jessie_k_pythons]

Every morning I go out side and sit to watch the birds and lizards but right befor I sat down I found this girl hoggin my seat.




She looked almost dead so I thought I might have to add her to my colection but I figured I would try and feed her some Humming Bird nector and it worked. She bounced back right away and flew off after drinking for 20 min.

I have a very large collection of bugs from around the US, most I have colected my self. but I try and get them back on there feet first befor I desided to collect them or not.

most bounce back like this little girl and it is a great feeling when that happens

[daniel1983]

Cool looking moth. I have seen a decline in them around here over the last few weeks....guess it is just that time of the year

[jessie_k_pythons]

yeah most dont survive through the winter. they feed only on nector from folwers and hummer feeders. I keep my feeders out year round for the ones who do survive and for the missguided hummers that get stranded here over the winter.
I also keep "Hummer Houses" right by the windows so if any do get stranded they have a warm place to stay.

I have a big heart.... sometimes to big lol

[4theSNAKElady]

WOW......I've never seen one like that. I absolutely loooove the big fuzzy moths like the Lunas,Cecropias, and Polyphemus.

[Rapture]

I've never seen one like that either... it's awesome. Looks like a plane.

[slartibartfast]

What a big pretty girl! Looks like she's a Tersa, right?


I just love the sphinx moths; they're so docile.

[Blu Mongoose]

My sisters' house is alive with moths, butterflys and hummers. Last time I went shopping with her she bought over 300lbs of birdseed and 100 lbs.sugar for the feeders. She has a cloud of over a hundred hummingbirds darting back and forth all day. Maybe next spring I could video tape it. When she bought the house she planted about 200 trees. Has her own private sanctuary.

[jessie_k_pythons]

she is a sphinx. Type, unknown. she came back to the feeder today and stayed a while. (uncomon for sphinx moths) I thought she was an Allan's Hummer female untill she landed. It was nice to see her again. was going to take photos but she left befor I could break out the camara. (I knew it was her by the missing head scales.)