It is only with a camera's capture that one can really see the marvelous grace and athletic ability of these tiny birds.
REGUA had a "moth wall" which blew me away. The Atlantic Rainforest has no light pollution to distract the moths from the desired spot. A mercury vapor lamp or incandescent light is shined on the wall and the moths come and spend the night. At dawn you can go out and photograph them. After that the owner went outside with a feather duster and gently urged the moths to fly away. I am guessing this is the Artace cribraria, called "dot lined white" moth.
Amazing and beautiful green moth photographed on the "moth wall" at REGUA. The moths are attracted to Tungsten and Mercury vapor lights. There are moth watchers out there, like bird watchers and the variety of moths are endless. For me it is a whole new world of beautiful life forms. According to the Smithsonian Encyclopedia the moth is part of the Lepidoptera family. There are about 160,000 different moths in the world (!) while there are 17,500 different butterflies.
