Philudoria potatoria..

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Posted by Brett Lewis on July 14, 2009 at 9:28 AM

...or Drinker Moth to you and I.. Never seen one of these before let alone capture it through the lens. Have seen the caterpillars in the past so quite pleasure to have the moth as well. The image was taken in daylight and shooting into a shaded area giving this dark BG which was better than the cluttered alternative..

Have a good day,

Brett

Canon 1D MkIII, Sigma 150mm Macro f2.8, Tripod
1/160 sec @ f20, ISO 400, No Flash!

Posted by Jeroen Stel on July 14, 2009 at 9:48 AM

Wonderful moth wich i have also come across once.. (see: http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=32971&CGISESSID=5723b880358b71c19f70ca682649233e&u=12807)
Their colors are very vibrant and their texture is superb.
Well done capturing this one so fine!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Brett Lewis on July 14, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Nice shot of yours Jeroen and wish mine was in a better location to maximize it's potential.. Still, we do what we can..

Brett

Posted by Craig Jones on July 14, 2009 at 10:09 AM

Very nice,the BG sets it of a treat I feel

lovely colours to this very beautiful looking moth,good work

Posted by David Taylor on July 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Yes very nice indeed. The dark BG complements it perfectly.

Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 14, 2009 at 10:58 AM

Works for me Brett, the dark BG sets the moth off beautifully.

Andy...

Posted by Justin on July 14, 2009 at 1:16 PM

A most attractive looking specimen and a very fine image. Perhaps portrait mode would have worked well too.

Posted by Lewis Thomson on July 14, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Very nice Brett, not seen one of these before, strange looking creature! Like the bg!

Cheers,

Lewis.

Posted by Guy Rogers on July 16, 2009 at 3:03 PM

Hello Brett.

Been trying to find one of these my self to go with the caterpillar images I have, but no luck yet.

A fine image but not to sure about the comp.