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.
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.
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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