File:Ascalapha odorata - Black Witch moth - 6" wingspan!.jpg
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English: Tower Grove Park on 9/8/13 in St. Louis Missouri. Andy found this amazing moth being chased by a butterfly and immediately brought this to my attention. He wasn't sure if this large thing was a bat or what at first, but when this moth landed, it was clear he was a Black Witch. Andy was inspired to drive home to get the spotting scope in order to get a photo, while I kept my eye on the moth with a friend, since the moth did not stay put and would periodically fly to other trees nearby. Andy quickly returned. At one point, we all noticed an American Redstart, a small songbird, inching closer and closer to him and almost nab him, but he narrowly escaped and frantically landed on one tree, then, still spooked, flew to another, until he finally settled again. Andy was then able to digiscope these photos in which you can see the chunk of the wing the Redstart nabbed - a part of the wing that seems to deliberately have the pattern of an eye to fool such predators. We were privileged to watch the magic of mimicry at work! |
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| Author | Wildreturn |
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