Red-shouldered Ctenucha Moth by vickisfotos

Red-shouldered Ctenucha Moth

I was thinking these were Cinnabar Moths...but wanted to make sure before I posted the name, so I Googled and discovered it is not a Cinnabar at all. As I was shooting them, I realized that they have a really long tongue that cleans off the heads after all the puffs are gone. Their little tongues roll right up into their mouths. It is pretty impressive watching them feed on a little patch of weeds that I have left growing for them. All those black wings with the red heads...tons of them fluttering around and landing. They are as skiddish as a butterfly, so I had to just sit and wait for them to land close to me, as soon as I moved, they flew off.
It's such an unusual moth (for me!) Love your dof and the colors on him are amazing. Beautiful, capture, Vicki. A FAV.
July 16th, 2012  
Vicki this is definitly a Beauty ! i love the colors and focus ..And your info is very interesting! FAV!
July 16th, 2012  
FAVE! Fab! I don't think I've ever seen one of these! Beautiful colors and what cool info!
July 16th, 2012  
Beautiful! Fav
July 16th, 2012  
Great capture
July 16th, 2012  
How interesting. I'm not sure I've ever seen one quite like this.
July 16th, 2012  
Very striking colors! Red-and-black is a super combo. Cool moth, cool shot!
July 16th, 2012  
wonderful capture and colours!
July 16th, 2012  
What a beauty x
July 16th, 2012  
Vicki, this is such a beautiful shot--love the composition. Love the color combination of this moth--so very different. And thanks for all the interesting information about him.
July 16th, 2012  
Lovely shot
July 16th, 2012  
What a fascinating insect! Beautiful shot, Vicki!
July 16th, 2012  
What a magnificent capture Vicki! : )
July 16th, 2012  
Awesome shot...I have never seen one before....thanks for waiting patiently for him to land!
July 17th, 2012  
Lyn
Amazing, Vicki. . .have never seen this!
July 17th, 2012  
A lot of things to like here - simply great capture!
July 17th, 2012  
This is a very different looking moth. Good capture.
July 17th, 2012  
Beautiful weeds and neat bug. He looks like he has a cape on.
July 17th, 2012  
Pam
I took a picture of one of these the other day. I thought it looked like an odd super hero with a cape lol. I love all the colors in this shot! Great focus and dof! fav
July 17th, 2012  
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