Orb Weaver Spider moth Heterometrus cyaneus

Heterometrus cyaneus

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

Cameroon and Uganda

including central Mexico

Cymothoe excelsa can be found in Nigeria

Orb Weaver Spider moth Heterometrus cyaneusNephila 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,