04 May 2010

butterfly?

Found this little guy resting in the lee of a board on my coldframe in the rain. Brought it inside to show Isa. Pretty, bold colors. I think it's a moth- the body is short and fat, the wings relatively small. But don't really know. It fluttered against the door and curtain so hard to get a clear picture not fuzzy but here's the little guy. I really like the geometric pattern on the wings, very striking.
We let him go again outside when the rain stopped.

2 comments:

Jeane said...

It is the harnessed moth! Apantesis phalerata

Jeane said...

Or the Banded Tiger Moth, not sure which now.