St. Lawrence Tiger Moths

Friend, Robin, happened to notice these two gorgeous moths when we were on a botanizing hike yesterday near Mt. Yamnuska, right on the very eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains. Never seen these moths before - they really are quite spectacular. For some reason, most of my shots (of anything) taken yesterday were disappointing - maybe the light was worse than I realized when we were there. Thanks so much for finding these moths for us, Robin!

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