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04-AUG-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Clematis clearwing borer moth (Alcathoe caudata), female, #2623

Larose Forest

A side view of the moth in the next photo. This is a large (wingspan of about 30 mm) day-flying moth that looks very un-moth-like. It bores into the abundant wild clematis that lines the trails in Larose Forest (and elsewhere). It is quite a colourful insect as it has, in addition to the yellow antennae, red, blue and yellow legs. Later, I saw the male but sadly it flew off before I could get a shot. Too bad, because it has a long orange tail!!

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/125s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Ika Zinka Eferl13-Aug-2013 18:19
Beautiful!V
globalgadabout05-Aug-2013 14:37
quite the fashion plate, and she looks in full stride..
Stephanie05-Aug-2013 12:11
Fascinating insect & beautiful shot! V
Hopefully you'll see and shoot the male in the near future! :)
Yvonne05-Aug-2013 11:05
They're both great shots Christine! v
Graeme05-Aug-2013 08:38
Shame you missed the male. But this is a gorgeous side shot of this moth, Christine.BV.
Don Mottershead05-Aug-2013 05:35
It almost looks intelligent. Cool shot.
joseantonio05-Aug-2013 04:06
Love that yellow antennae.-V
Range View 05-Aug-2013 04:04
Terrific shot of this large moth Christine.
David.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet05-Aug-2013 03:04
Fantastic macro.
Ann Pettigrew05-Aug-2013 02:57
This is gorgeous, Christine! I never cease to be amazed at the variety of fauna that you have in Larose. Would love to see this moth! BV
Sam Rua05-Aug-2013 02:56
Cool close-up, Christine. Hopefully you'll be able to catch a male soon.
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