The Walnut Sphinx Moth On Very Old Wall
Insectidentification.org sizes this moth by portraying it as a large orange square placed on the same page as a quarter (25 cents). The orange square would, by my guesstimate, hold a couple dollars’ worth. Ross says it was about 4 inches wide not including the wingspan. He thought at first that it was a bat. Ross also says that the moth is not on a wall but a windowsill.
A quirk of the Walnut Sphinx Moth caterpillar: It may make “squeaking” sounds when disturbed.
This moth is very much alive; the wall (or windowsill or whatever it is) is surely wasting away which qualifies it for The Beauty in the Decay Series, attentive to the intersection of nature with human-built things; how nature will have its way. The captivating presence of the process.
– beautiful photo by Cathy Sevensma
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