Moth Update

I have to thank my friend, M, in Newfoundland for updating me on the identification of the second moth in my previous post. It's a Blinded Sphinx according to Butterflies and Moths of North America. You can find out about it HERE.

Visitors!

A couple of weeks ago, I happened to notice a "visitor" attached to the brick work on the front of the house.  It was there for several days. Apparently it was a luna moth and this one was a male.  It is considered one of the largest moths in North America with a wingspan of 4.5 inches. My granddaughter was fascinated by this creature and did a bit of on-line research about it. That's how we found out it was a male.

Another large moth landed on the side deck. At first glance, the brown part of the wings looked like dried up leaves. I've searched for this one but couldn't find anything out about it.

• Pinterest has some interesting quilts with butterflies and moths on them. Check HERE, HERE,
• Butterfly Scrap Quilt Wall Hanging
• Butterfly Outlines 
• Iris Butterflies Quilt (free pattern)

 Another quite frequent visitor to our back garden is the deer. Usually a family of them visit but on this day, only one showed up.
Enjoy!!