Orb Weaver Spider moth including central Mexico

including central Mexico

also known as the paper kite butterfly

The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah

Myscelia ethusa is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found from Colombia north through Central America to Mexico

it is closely related to the Monarch Butterfly

Orb Weaver Spider moth including central MexicoNephila spiders are especially noted for the impressive webs they weave. This particular specimen is Nephila maculata. The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India. They also show extreme sexual size dimorphism, in which the male is a fraction of the size of the female. The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist from the grounds of Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah,