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lined in pink, reddish brown or yellow depending on the brood — time of emergence from the cocoon — and geographical location. No matter when or where seen during the summer months, the short-lived luna moth is a revelation.
The moth has a transparent “eyespot” on each wing. These false eyes occur frequently enough in nature to make me believe they are effective in discouraging predators. The caterpillar of the spicebush swallowtail butterfly has great staring “eye spots.” A hungry bird might well perceive these eyes as belonging to a creature that would be best left alone.
The tiny, six inches long ferruginous owl of southern Arizona and eastern Mexico, has eye spots on the back of its head. Once, when I was photographing birds in eastern Mexico, I observed a hummingbird, the buff-bellied — under four inches long — darting at this diurnal owl, seemingly determined to put Out those “eyes!” The little owl swiveled his head nearly 360 degrees in an attempt to keep the hummingbird in view.
I am happy to know that nature has evolved to enable the luna moth to evade predation. They seem vulnerable to me. Of course, they are active at night and spend the days clinging to the undersides of
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