Pink-shaded fern moth ( Callopistria mollissima ), #9631 by larose forest photos


19-Jul-2019	Christine Hanrahan

These small moths are such a pleasure to see with their intricate pattern and lovely pink shading. As the name suggests, their larval food is ferns.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/60s f/2.8 at 6.2mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

Graeme		10-Jan-2020 11:42
This is a very pretty moth with its markings, Christine.V!!!!

Tom Murray		04-Dec-2019 02:29
Always a nice moth to see, and it posed beautifully for you.

hayl		03-Dec-2019 12:32
It looks like it's wearing a cloak of velvet. Beautiful.

joseantonio		03-Dec-2019 05:17
interesting and nice capture.V.

Helen Betts		03-Dec-2019 05:02
Very pretty moth, even in the thumbnail, and a great capture of it. V.

Jeff Real		03-Dec-2019 03:44
The more I study these details the more fascinated I become! V

Pierre Martin		03-Dec-2019 03:04
so pretty and colored, superb picture!

Carl Carbone		03-Dec-2019 02:51
A beauty for sure. Nice capture.

Jim Coffman		03-Dec-2019 01:24
A beautiful moth and so well captured!

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