Devil’s Flower Mantis Butterfly known to navigate and orient

known to navigate and orient themselves using the Milky Way

Dactyloceras lucina is a species of very large moth of the family Brahmaeidae

Unlike "locusts" the adults are not known to change their morphology on crowding

These specimen are encased in an 8”x10” frame

Devil’s Flower Mantis Butterfly known to navigate and orientIdolomantis is a genus of praying mantises in the family Empusidae. It is represented by a single species, Idolomantis diabolica, commonly known as the devil's flower mantis or giant devil's flower mantis. It is one of the largest species of praying mantises, and is possibly the largest that mimics flowers. The background photo was taken by MyMy Butterfly at Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. This specimen is encased in a 9"x9" frame.