Eight-spotted forester moth ( Alypia octomaculata ), #9314 by larose forest photos


07-JUN-2015	Christine Hanrahan

A beautiful little moth with orange tufts on its legs. This one was hanging around for ages on a patch of Balsam Ragwort.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/4.0 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Pierre		03-Mar-2016 11:54
Une espèce encore inconnue pour moi! Un très beau gros plan de ce magnifique papillon! V

Jean D		27-Jul-2015 03:50
Terrific close up capture of this beauty. ~V

Carol Rollins		09-Jun-2015 13:01
Great find and capture Christine.

Irene Wehrli		08-Jun-2015 14:28
Oh my - you have so beautiful moths in your area - wonderful shot of this striking beauty! Irene

Range View		08-Jun-2015 12:21
Quite a string moth in this splendid capture Christine. V. David.

hayl		08-Jun-2015 10:43
Super closeup to show off his colours.

MarcViskens		08-Jun-2015 09:57
very beautiful Christine

Torben Jorgensen		08-Jun-2015 08:33
Super catch and shot of this beautiful Moth. V

borisalex		08-Jun-2015 08:17
Very beautiful butterfly and colors! V,

Helen Betts		08-Jun-2015 06:39
And sorry, I meant moth!

Helen Betts		08-Jun-2015 06:37
Such a striking butterfly in a beautiful setting, complementing those interesting tufts of orange quite nicely. V.

joseantonio		08-Jun-2015 03:44
I guess this was not easy to get.V

Hank Vander Velde		08-Jun-2015 01:38
FANTASTIC macro image Christine. I don't recall ever seeing one of these. They are very pretty.

Jean Chiasson		08-Jun-2015 01:16
Very nice macro presentation Christine vote

Carl Carbone		08-Jun-2015 01:02
Nice! I've only sen them from above, and briefly! They are quick.

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