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With its pastel green wings with purple accents, kite-like “tail” and large wingspan (up to 7 inches!), this moth is one of the more spectacular insects you can encounter in your garden.
Another silkmoth species, the rosy maple moth evolved its colors and wing pattern for camouflage purposes. Sounds odd, but place one next to a maple seed and you’ll understand.
They have long proboscises (tongues) that they can unroll to suck nectar from tubular flowers. They do so while hovering in mid-air and quickly flitting from one flower to the next.
This saturniid moth has a wingspan of up to 6 inches and features a lovely medley of tan to brown coloration, interspersed with striking pink markings and two large (plus two small) eyespots.
Basically, their wings look inconspicuous in their closed position. When they’re approached by a predator and fly off, the wings open to reveal an unexpected color and/or pattern.
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