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17th May 2015 chrishadden

Giant Peacock or Great Emperor moth

Saturnia pyri

Saturnia pyri, the Giant Peacock Moth, is a Saturniid moth which is native to Europe.
It is the largest European Moth.

I believe this is a female - she measures 13 cm wing tip to wing tip
In flight the span can measure up to 16 cm



May - on a journey from there to HERE

Canon EOS 7D
1/400s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso640 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-May-2015 17:42:14
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Al Chesworth21-May-2015 20:11
That's a big moth, well seen chris.
Stephanie21-May-2015 18:21
Beautiful markings on this moth! Wonderful capture Chris! :)
Cindi Smith21-May-2015 01:33
Very cool find! Beautiful image! :)
Janice Dunn20-May-2015 06:47
What a beauty
Janet Donnelly18-May-2015 14:43
Absolutely amazing ...... beautiful catch!
Yvonne18-May-2015 10:50
What beautiful markings & what an impressive size!
larose forest photos18-May-2015 01:42
Wow, a spectacular moth and a super shot of it. VV
LynnH17-May-2015 22:47
A beauty!
Johnny JAG17-May-2015 21:23
Nice one, I'd love to have seen that!
Graeme17-May-2015 21:08
A superb close up of this beautiful large moth, Chris.V!!
laine17-May-2015 21:07
She is very impressive, Chris. Her markings are very distinct
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