Great Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)


Posted by Tim Zurowski on Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:26 pm

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Nikon D500, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro, ISO 320, f/16, 1/200's, two Nikon speedlights.

From a few of the comments for my recent moth post, it appears that many people are not aware of the variety and complexity of moths.  In British Columbia alone, there are over 2000 moth species.  I started photographing them about 5 years ago and have photographed over 400 species, in my yard alone.  I have a night light setup to attract them to a cedar fence wall with large leaves, bark, coniferous branches etc. attached for them to land on.  The variety of colours, sizes and shapes is remarkable, and very exciting.  I photograph a new species almost every night I shoot.  Moth watching and photography, may not be quite as popular as bird photography, but it is a very popular activity; more so than butterflies.

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by paul fletcher on Mon Feb 10, 2025 9:27 pm
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Another excellent Moth photograph, Tim. It sounds like you have an excellent set-up for your images. Certainly did not know that B.C., had so many species, so a very informative text to accompany your photograph.
 

by david fletcher on Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:29 pm
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Terrific capture Tim. Love the details.
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Wed Feb 12, 2025 7:47 am
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Beautiful colors, patterns and even some iridescence in the blue dots.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:34 pm
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Quite the set-up! So nice to see another gorgeous species. So colorful and beautifully captured.
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by John Labrenz on Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:28 am
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so colorful!
Also did not know that there were so many different moth species in BC.
 

by Tom Whelan on Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:30 pm
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Another beautiful moth capture. In my area, there are at least as many species, but few are as colorful as this one.
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