After a whole day hiking 6 miles or so in humid approximately 110 degree weather at the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park today I was totally wiped out. We were going to sit back and have pizza at the house to make an easy dinner. Just before leaving to get the pizza one of my nieces rushes in and tells me about a dead moth I should see. It turns out the moth was very much alive and very striking! So, I present to you a delicately posed Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciata) showing off it's flashing iridescent green striped wings.

edit: Per request, a couple interesting facts regarding this type of moth - They can attain air speeds of up to 25mph and their wings beat almost as fast as a hummingbird.