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10-Dec-2021

not a butterfly

It looks like a butterfly, and flies during the day like a butterfly, but is in fact a moth - the Zodiac Moth (Alcides metaurus, family Uraniidae).
Photographed at Eubenangee Swamp, north-east Queensland, Australia.

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Dan Greenberg		30-Jan-2023 01:28
This is an extremely beautiful moth and stellar image of it. It is one I have never heard of or seen before. ~BV~

Anna & Christian RECK		02-Aug-2022 15:04
Wow! This is the most beautiful moth I have ever seen!!! V+++ Anna

Bert Ooms		29-May-2022 18:45
What a beauty! Certainly for a moth.. V best, Bert

George McCarten		13-May-2022 03:47
A beautiful moth...is this kind of moth considerd a pest?

Pierre		26-Apr-2022 12:02
Des motifs et des couleurs absolument formidables pour ce papillon! V

Fabienne		22-Apr-2022 20:36
Ce papillon est de toute beauté. Ces couleurs sont étonnantes pour un papillon de nuit. Vous l’avez superbement photographié avec ses ailes ouvertes.m

janescottcumming		15-Mar-2022 21:40
I never saw anything like this, beautiful! V

Peter Ericsson		15-Mar-2022 14:22
Simply mind boggling!

Claude Gagnon		15-Mar-2022 02:31
So beautiful this .....moth :)) VV

George McCarten		15-Mar-2022 01:10
The most gorgeous moth I've ever laid eyes on.

Danad		14-Mar-2022 15:06
Beautiful close-up ! Great details and colors. V

Philip P		14-Mar-2022 08:40
That's a real stunner!

Nirvan Hope		14-Mar-2022 04:01
What a stunning moth. Love the dusky blue shade with echoes of the sun.

Gill Kopy		14-Mar-2022 03:58
Wow - it is so beautiful - the colours are amazing !! Great shot V

Pierre Martin		14-Mar-2022 00:52
splendid picture of that little beauty, lovely colored pattern!

lroz		13-Mar-2022 23:13
Very nice! I have never seen one! It ia very pretty.

globalgadabout		13-Mar-2022 22:28
a moth with ambitions, dreaming of being a swallowtail butterfly...excellent portrayal that shows so well its colours and outline..

larose forest photos		13-Mar-2022 21:34
This is truly spectacular. That pattern, those colours! An amazingly beautiful creature. VV

Helen Betts		13-Mar-2022 21:01
Wow, what a spectacular moth! I thought for sure from the thumbnail that it was a butterfly, but obviously not

joseantonio		13-Mar-2022 20:44
lovely decoration design in this beauty.

Missed Opportunities		13-Mar-2022 20:43
That color pattern for a moth - beautiful - - Very well captured V

Tom Munson		13-Mar-2022 20:37
Wonderful capture of this fresh moth. It sure looks like a butterfly. The antenna give it away.

Carl Carbone		13-Mar-2022 20:04
Great shot of this amazing beauty!

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