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orionmystery
23-Mar-2010, 07:03 PM
A huge but rather messy moth. 2" long i think.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4357750591_d41da4b505_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4358495964_41cc4f2ba7_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4358497204_9d01509c45_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4357758011_b5bdbd2ef9_o.jpg

Great Mormon
23-Mar-2010, 07:11 PM
Very nice details shown on the moth's face. It looks like another insect altogether, perhaps the only sign that its a moth is the feathery antenna and the palps as shown in the picture.

hkmoths
27-Mar-2010, 01:06 PM
wonderful macro portraits, but no way of identifying this without seeing the whole moth!

cheers, Roger.

orionmystery
27-Mar-2010, 01:48 PM
Thanks for the comments, Anthony and Roger.

Yeah, i gotta find a convenient way of going below 1:1. It's so troublesome to switch lens in the field. Can't go below 1:1 with the MP-E65.

butterfly_effect
28-Mar-2010, 10:53 PM
aiyo so much bak sak... :P beard also never shave! Moths have bad grooming!
Nice (and scary) photo though... I think moths look better from far away.

orionmystery
29-Mar-2010, 12:36 PM
aiyo so much bak sak... :P beard also never shave! Moths have bad grooming!
Nice (and scary) photo though... I think moths look better from far away.

Maybe it's a male. Female much neater?:D