The finalists of the UK's
International Garden Photographer of the Year award have just been announced.
Garden tiger moth close-up by Paul Keene
This picture of a garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) was taken in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. The caterpillars of this moth feed on nettles, so if you want these moths to be a feature in your garden, then keep a rough, uncultivated patch
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Scientists have found a previously unknown population of vampire moths that may have evolved from a fruit-eating species.
Only slight variations in wing patterns distinguish the Russian population from a widely distributed moth species, Calyptra thalictri, in Central and Southern Europe known to feed only on fruit.
Photograph by Sharon Hill
Source:
National Geographic
My friend Jake caught this monster moth in Crestwood, Illinois, in August, 2008. His daughter, age 8, is holding it. This has got to be the most ginourmous insect we've ever seen!
Does anyone know what this is?
Here's another look ...
Yes, yes, we let it go after pictures were taken.
Photos:
Julie Corsi