Yellow Legged Clearwing

Yellow legged Clearwing (Aegeria vespiformis)
Great little moths these. They lay eggs behind Oak bark on felled trees usually, and are day fliers.This one found late in the evening so fairly static. Not as common as the white barred in the forest here.
Playing around with a Sigma 50 mm plus a No 4 close up lens.
Ring flash
D200
f22
JohnR

Hi John,

Very nice!!! Love the contrast and beautiful detail! Gorgeous subject!

Thanks Paul
You're still around then !!
Cheers
John

Yup!

That's handsome John, I've never seen them before. Lovely colours and a fine shot.
Eric

a very attractive moth, nicely captured. Perhaps the composition would be improved if the moth were rotated clockwise slightly (so that it was diagonal pointing to the top right and bottom left corners). Maybe, but maybe not.

Matt

Hi John,
compliments, you are top on a very wide range of nature photography.
cheers,
Bertl

ooh that's a nice little creature, what a fluffy bum.

nice find and nice capture. i find the flash on some parts of the leaf a little distracting, but minorly so.

regards,

mark.

I agree with Matt regarding composition.
Good clean colours and nice contrast between subject and perch (?)

John

Excellent unusual subject. Your use of ring flash inspires me to persevere with mine.

Thanks all.
yes David - I only started using it again lately. It was only a cheapie .
Does the job though but won't fit on the 150 whenI get it
Cheers
John

Nice, image, the contrasting colours are quite nice, nighting isnt too harsh either.