This is a detail from a photo of a Giant Atlas Moth, taken at the butterfly house of the South Bend zoo. They are native to Malaysia. This one had just emerged from its cocoon that day and had a wingspan of about 10 inches. (They can be a full 12 inches wide.) Can you imagine seeing one of these floating around in your yard?
Just for fun, here's an even closer look:
Posted for Macro Monday at Lisa's Chaos.
10 comments:
Absolutely stunning!
Herding Cats
Beautiful captures!
Wow! Nature art! Excellent detail!
Beautiful detail...
What a great shot of a wonderfully gorgeous butterfly! Your detail is amazing.
Awesome shots! Gorgeous butterfly!
so amazingly beautiful
Wow. I've seen some big moths but nothing like that! I would LOVE to see a Giant Atlas Moth, it must be truly stunning. Great photos, too!
Wow - thats some detail.
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Stewart M - Melbourne
Wow..that is beautiful!
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