Cecil's Butterflies

[Lava Lamp]

I shot this at the Cecil Day Butterfly Pavillion at Callaway Gardens in GA, back around Thanksgiving. I only have a few ID's so if you know one, sing out! All shot with my D200 and Nikon 70-210mm AF-S lens. (Didn't bring a macro lens.)

[payn817]

I love that place. Nice shots, the only ID I know is the first one, it's a paper kite (fav of the series). That last one is huge, but I have no clue what it is, last time I was there, they didn't have anymore of them .

[paulnj]

Could the last be a CECROPIA MOTH, because it looks very similiar to one...... to me atleast

[mjs1973]

Could the last be a CECROPIA MOTH, because it looks very similiar to one...... to me atleast

That was my first thought too. I looked at a few other pics or the cecropia moth online, and the wings spots are different... I need to get a good butterfly/moth book.

[paulnj]

OK.... World's LARGEST MOTH...... Atlas moth

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the ID Paul. A very cool looking moth!

[Lava Lamp]

I shot this at the Cecil Day Butterfly Pavillion at Callaway Gardens in GA, back around Thanksgiving. I only have a few ID's so if you know one, sing out! All shot with my D200 and Nikon 70-210mm AF-S lens. (Didn't bring a macro lens.)

#1: Paper Kite
#2: Brown or Blue Clipper
#3: Tiger Longtail
#4: Atlas Moth

(I think...)