#lepidoptera

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) ♂

Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) 

Slurping some banana juice. 

Rice Paper (Idea leuconoe)

Doris Longwing (Heliconius doris)

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) ♂

Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) ♂

My heart melts every time I see one of my huge moths clean their antennae like a cat washing their face. 

Shoemaker (Prepona omphale)

Malay Cruiser (Vindula dejone)

Angola White Lady (Graphium angolanus)

Common Parides (Parides iphidamas)

It’s really difficult to film at just the right moment but finally I got an emergence!

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) ♂

Finally got video of one with his tails still intact!

Narrow-banded owl (Opsiphanes tamarindi)

The stages after emerging from a chrysalis. 

Common Morpho (Morpho peleides)

Honey water on your fingers and you become a butterfly magnet. Have some proboscis action.

Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) ♀

Another pretty girl :)

Giant Owl (Caligo memnon)

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae) ♀

I love when moths hold their 1st pair of legs like this.