When I stepped out of the elevator on a high floor of the Crystal Sands condo building, I saw this moth on the wall right next to the elevator door. Despite being a high price condo, with lots of luxury features, an underground parking garage, and a security guard and gate out front, this is Costa Rica, after all. There's a jungle out there. We have seen a pack of monkeys in the trees just one block from this condo.
The markings on this moth are intended to confuse predators by camouflaging the location of its eyes. If a bird attacks the moth, it might take a bite out of its wing instead of its head.
Tomorrow, several readers expressed an interest in seeing what the inside of million dollar condos look like , so tomorrow and the following days we will go inside and I will show you the interior.
This week we have photos of some of the patterns of animals and plants in Tanzania on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
What a colorful moth it is.
ReplyDeletesuch an interesting pattern
ReplyDeleteWhen one is alert, there is beauty everywhere, isn't there ? I discovered today that the only way I can comment on Julie's blog is when I use her link on another blog. I shall continue that method and hope that it always works for me!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a moth that was marked like that one. It is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI suppose he had to wait for someone to push the button to get on the elevator.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beauty, you never know what you will see next.
ReplyDeleteThat is a pretty one!
ReplyDeleteI was almost saying, this is a beautiful butterfly but it is a moth. I thought they only came out at night.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
The patterns are unusual. The moth looks a bit like a dried and crumpled leaf.
ReplyDeleteStriking indeed!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next post :-)
What an elegant insect this is!
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing patterns! Great find, Dave, glad you had the camera with you.
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