Sunday, March 29, 2009

Here are some photos of critters I've found in my yard recently. The moth photos show the Lined Morning Sphinx, Celerio lineata. The larvae resemble the familiar tomato hornworm. The hindwing reveals a pink color when wings are open. Often people mistake this diurnal moth for a "baby hummingbird" since it hovers in front of flowers to collect nectar through its long tongue.

The other two photos are of molluscs. One is of a terrestrial snail, and the other is of a slug.


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