As we stepped out our back door last week, we noticed 5 moths hanging on the door and surrounding area. They held their places the entire day…..without any movement, at all. According to the internet, they appear to be Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata).
In the photo above, you see a hawk-moth and right above it looks to be a very small moth. I don’t know if the smaller moth is what drew all the other moths around the house, or just what was going on.
The information on the internet stated that hawk-moths have two sets of wings on each side and when fully opened, you see a pattern that looks like an eye. Non of the moths had their full extension of wings, but in the next photo, you can see that they do have two sets.
That evening, after not seeing the moths move all day, we were out sitting around a little fire making s’mores when I looked up and noticed that every single moth was gone. Hmmmmmm, interesting.
2 comments:
Very interesting creature. I have not seen one of those around here. Probably too hot. Enjoy the week ahead!
I found that very fascinating. I had no idea that they don't move for long periods of time. I like the photos. Thanks for the information on this one; I love to learn new things.
Hugs!
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