peacock moth

Posted by zook on Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:25 am

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The shot is nothing special (photographically) but it shows Europe's largest Lepidoptera, the giant peacock moth (Saturnia piri), with a wingspan of 15cm... I tried to move it to a better spot and persuade it to show its large antennae, but it ran away ...
FUJI X-T20; NIKON AF Micro Nikkor 200mm 1:2D; 1/60; f11; ISO200; tripod; natural light, 14 shots composite manually focused.

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by david fletcher on Sat Jun 24, 2023 2:57 am

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Marvellous detail for this behemoth. Pun intended, although I'd say this is clearly no biblical creature.

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Jun 24, 2023 4:11 pm

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What a big beauty! Lovely delta shape and excellent detail of the patterns and markings on those great wings!

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by Tom Whelan on Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:19 pm

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What a beautiful moth, and a fine image with excellent stacked detail.

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:35 pm

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Cool-looking moth.

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