Two modest sphinx moths, each around the size of the palm of a human hand, mate on a door frame in Bloomingdale. These moths do not have mouths; they do not eat in adulthood, only as caterpillars. Once they emerge from their chrysalises in June, they live only about a week and have just one purpose — reproduction. These two accomplished that job. The female will lay fertilized eggs on the leaves of a tree, where they will overwinter and hatch in the summer, producing large, bright-green caterpillars.
(Enterprise photo — Aaron Cerbone)