Saturday, July 26, 2008

New Species?

I'm afraid you'll have to click the images to get a better view of these cool buggies.

Chimera #1
The wings of a butterfly
The body of a bee
The probuscus of a hummingbird
(very friendly)

Here is a picture of him/her staring at me.


OK, After some research I have concluded it is a Clearwing Sphinx.


Chimera #2
Mothlike fur
Batlike face and grasping thingies


Update 09-07 - I have concluded that this is a Noctuidae or Owlet Moth, possibly a Wood-Nymph(Eudryas grata)


And here is a pretty green moth

Wednesday, July 2, 2008