The first time I ever saw this gorgeous species alive!
Though growing up butterflies were my thing, once I was exposed to the giant silk moths I fell in love. Living in Rhode Island, we have Hyalophora cecropia, Actias luna, Antheraea polyphemus, Callosamia promethea and Automeris io. Though these species are spectacular it wasn’t until I became exposed to the tropical species where the wow factor really started.
I am such a fan of Christopher Kline, what he has done at Butterfly Ridge in Rockbridge, Ohio and of the books he has been publishing. This review is for his most recent release, “The Moths of Butterfly Ridge: A Beginner’s Guide to Attracting and Identifying Moths in Ohio.”
I remember when I was growing up, always wanting to be outside playing and exploring. I also remember waiting patiently at the bottom deck stair, touching the grass so that it was dry so that I didn’t track anything back into the house while I was out. Every few minutes I would run my hand through the grass readying myself to yell to my mother that the grass was finally dry. Once it was, I was nowhere to be seen. I was either in the overgrown field behind the house catching insects or I would be off to other areas in Jamestown that I knew where hot spots for cool insects.
