Cypress - 8-15-2008 at 11:51 AM
gringorio, Thanks for the pictures. It's hot and dry in the high country of north Idaho.
Looking foreward to your next batch of pictures.
Sallysouth - 8-15-2008 at 06:39 PM
Thank you Greg,those were lovely and much needed here!Love them all but # 5 is special in its own desolate place.
Ken Bondy - 8-15-2008 at 07:19 PM
Beautiful Greg! Thanks, ++Ken++
amir - 8-15-2008 at 08:07 PM
Bravo! Bravo!
Sallysouth - 8-16-2008 at 10:04 AM
What beauties they are! And now I know what those huge moth like creatures are that inhabit Baja also.They are HUGE too!! They kinda look like a cross
between a humingbird/ butterfly/moth.
[Edited on 8-16-2008 by Sallysouth]
Moth
Osprey - 8-16-2008 at 10:39 AM
I think this guy is a Rothchildia -- has clear windows in the wings, is about twice the size of the Sphinx moth. I think his larvae ate my fire tree 4
years ago.
Now that's a big worm!
Osprey - 8-16-2008 at 10:41 AM
Cypress - 8-16-2008 at 11:15 AM
Osprey, That is a big worm! Would plug the opening of a tequila bottle. 
DianaT - 8-16-2008 at 11:41 AM
Very very nice,
Thanks for taking the time to post those great pictures
Diane
Sallysouth - 8-17-2008 at 02:06 PM
Ah yes, Osprey! Have had encounters with those also, afew years ago when I spent some time in Juncalito with Mija in the house we so fondly nick-named
"the bug house".Now those guys are really huge!I would guess about the size of that glove holding the worm?The thing that concerned me about the
sphinx moth was that it had that long "probe" on its nose and I really didn't know if it was for stinging or what!Now I know...Your moth looks very
much like a bird at first glimpse, during flight.
elgatoloco - 8-17-2008 at 11:25 PM
Nice photos all! Thanks!