Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A moth... already?

Remember those camouflaged loopers? And the one that made a pupa?
Well that did not last long, only a bit over a week later, here is the moth:
I had never seen such a beautiful little green moth before. Wingspan was about 2cm.
The adults are referred to as the "wavy-lined emerald", which is certainly an apt description.
And thankfully now I can regain use of that large critter-keeper cage the pupa was hogging.

2 comments:

Plantress said...

what a beautiful moth! thanks for showing me.

Richard said...

Beautiful little guy/gal. Never seen one of these that I can recall. Thanks for sharing!