Emerald Empress--Luna Moth
The first week after my family moved to Maine, we accidentally left the exterior garage light on over night. When we woke in the morning, we discovered our garage door was covered with the most lovely and exotic-looking moths. There were zebra-striped ones, fucshia pinks, yellows and tans, and then the empress of them all--the sea foam green luna moth with a wingspan of 3-7". Its delicate wings were gossamer, and fluttered gently, landing often to rest.
I researched the moths and found they only live for about two weeks out of the year in the slim window of early summer. I felt we had been gifted a rare chance to behold one of these wondrous creations of our Lord. Moments like that stay with us a lifetime. Aren't we all so blessed to have gems of encounters with the flora and fauna of this grand world we call earth?
8x8" Archival Giclée Printed on Fine Art Photographic Paper.