Elephant Hawkmoth.

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11 replies

Posted by Phil Mclean on June 30, 2010 at 2:25 PM

Honeysuckle is one of this moths food plants and you can see how well it matches the flower bud colours.
Canon 1D Mk11N,90mm Tamron lens,1/5 sec,f16 and iso250.

Phil.

Posted by Karen Summers on June 30, 2010 at 2:28 PM

love the colours in this beautiful

Posted by Andy Shepherd on June 30, 2010 at 3:22 PM

A very well detailed image Phil, you can count the fine hairs on the thorax. Just needs a little more room at the bottom for me, but no big deal.

Andy...

Posted by Shaun Simpson on June 30, 2010 at 3:31 PM

Lovely colours, lovely detail just a bit more room needed around it, excellent

Posted by Simon Litten on June 30, 2010 at 3:40 PM

Top shot - shows its delicate colours well

Simon

Posted by Dale Sutton on June 30, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Nice one Phil, they are a spectacular Moth.

Dale

Posted by John Robinson on June 30, 2010 at 3:59 PM

Looks fine to me Phil
Presume this is taken during the day found resting ?
Cheers
JohnR

Posted by Phil Mclean on June 30, 2010 at 4:09 PM

John,yes.
Moved to a more photogenic part of the honeysuckle and then later tucked away out of sight again to protect it from any predators.

Cheers,Phil.

Posted by Maggie Campbell on June 30, 2010 at 4:24 PM

A lovely shot Phil. Great detail and as you say blends very well with the honeysuckle. Have yet to find one of these but am building up my moth collection this year.

Posted by Matt Cole on July 1, 2010 at 5:42 AM

I've never seen one of these beauties either. A lovely shot, shows the colours and detail off very well. I would agree about it needing a bit more space.

Matt

Posted by Ian Butler on July 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Great shot Phil. I think these beasts are superb and this photo shows their superb colours brilliantly.

Posted by Guy Rogers on July 1, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Hello Phil.

Superb for me and one of the Hawk Moths I would love to photograph but as of yet never even found one.

Lovely shot.