Pepper-and-salt geometer moth, male ( Biston betularia ), male, #6640 photo


11-JUL-2013	Christine Hanrahan

Larval hosts include alder, birch, cherry and willow, of which there is an abundance in the forest.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/60s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso80 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Ika Zinka Eferl		12-Mar-2014 19:18
Very nice capture!V!

Hank Vander Velde		12-Mar-2014 12:36
Excellent closeup Christine.

laine		12-Mar-2014 12:29
Agee...that's a good name for it....great find

Chris		12-Mar-2014 06:59
Very aptly named and another lovely image.

joseantonio		12-Mar-2014 05:01
Another beautiful capture.V.

Sam Rua		12-Mar-2014 03:40
Another nice find. Do you ever go nothing?

globalgadabout		12-Mar-2014 03:21
spicy and speckled...you are a determined moth-hunter Christine...

Carl Carbone		12-Mar-2014 03:18
Very cool. I bet we have them here with the same trees on our property.

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