Flower Hill Farm Families of Moths 2014 inside and in the gardens, starting with the most majestic moths. Saturniidae Luna Moths and Cecropia Moths have an easy life of sleeping all day and then waking at dusk to fly out into layers of dark in search of mates. Sphingidae I confess to being a bit uncertain when holding this strangely beautiful sphinx moth. Erebidae A broad-winged wasp moth hiding her metalic blue body with her gray black … [Read more...] about Moths in the Gardens
Beauties of the Night ~ Cecropia Moth
Last September, a fellow Lepidoptera enthusiast, Tor, had given me a remarkable gift. Several twigs with Cecropia Moth cocoons attached. When I placed the leaf coated, brown silky cocoons all together in a pewter pitcher, I had a uniquely created cocoon bouquet. Most bouquets quietly die over days or weeks but not this one. Set in a cool, dry, and dark front hall, the Cecropia cocoon bouquet quietly stayed alive . . . in wait for spring along with the humans that shared the old farmhouse. It … [Read more...] about Beauties of the Night ~ Cecropia Moth
Beauties of the Night ~ Luna Moth
There is beauty hidden within darkness. Beauties of the night are curious creatures and none more than the stunning Luna Moth. We humans are creatures of habitual repetition and it is a reliable assumption that by nightfall most people are indoors with lights on and doors closed to the outside world. When we accidentally or purposefully leave our outside lights on, it is somewhat like fly fishing with the bright light being the lure. Many beauties of the night will be drawn to the light … [Read more...] about Beauties of the Night ~ Luna Moth
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
The series Flower Hill Farm Butterflies (all sightings and most photos are from 2011 with exception to a few from other years) along with a few other Lepidoptera . . . comes to its final metamorphosis . . . and end . . . just as many buds are beginning to unfurl and reports of 2012 butterfly sightings begin. My knowledge and respect for these butterflies and moths has grown over the last fifteen or so posts. It was lovely spending all of January, February and most of March editing photos of … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
The series Flower Hill Farm Butterflies (all sightings and most photos are from 2011 with exception to a few from other years) along with a few other Lepidoptera . . . comes to its final metamorphosis . . . and end . . . just as many buds are beginning to unfurl and reports of 2012 butterfly sightings begin. My knowledge and respect for these butterflies and moths has grown over the last fifteen or so posts. It was lovely spending all of January, February and most of March … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ GRAND FINALE
