I took a little stroll around the garden this afternoon, with an eye to some of the wildlife. As often happens, we have a frog or two hanging out in the pond. If I read this right, it's probably a
Northern Green Frog (
Lithobates clamitans melanota), from the ridges and the raised ear drum.
A little baby
Five Lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) ventured out on the driveway.
Now here is an odd one. I found this moth hanging around with the butterflies in the Phlox. I'm sure it's
another sphinx moth, and probably the
Nessus Sphinx Moth (
Amphion floridensis), but I've sent the picture to
butterfliesandmoths.org to be sure.
UPDATE: Yep, I was right. And that was quick; I'm impressed.
And another one for the "butterfly life list". This is (according to
butterfliesandmoths.org, who already answered my query on this one, a
Red Banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops). It's pretty strikingly marked, but it's awfully small and easy to overlook.
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