Flutterby

My first chance to take some serious pictures here in Ohio was today at a place called Stan Hywet Hall And Gardens. This place used to be the estate of one of the founders of Goodyear, so you can imagine how luxurious the place used to be. Over the years, they've added lush gardens to the property, and a greenhouse which happens to be hosting a butterfly exhibit at the moment. I was pretty impressed with the variety, numbers and size of the butterflies and moths they had on display. The upside down fellow above is a Royal Blue. There were probably 20 other species on display, including a moth that was bigger than your hand. It had spots on the wings that looked like holes, they were actually clear windows. These fellows were called Atlas moths, and they make my moths look pretty poor by comparison.