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10-Jun-2020 Christine Hanrahan

Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), #7767

Larose Forest

It was worth the hordes of mosquitoes and the late night, to see two Cecropia moths and three Polyphemus moths (all Giant Silk Moths) in the forest during last night's mothing. These moths are gigantic, about 5 inches across.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/80s f/2.8 at 42.5mm iso100 full exif

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Liz Bickel14-Jun-2020 06:27
I'd be thrilled to encounter this beauty even in a "Butterfly House." Amazing to find it in real life in Nature. Cool capture!!! Definitely worth a late night and needing mosquito repellent.
carol j. phipps13-Jun-2020 18:29
What a treat— 5 inches across. Wow!
carol j. phipps13-Jun-2020 18:28
Whew! Sorry you had to deal with the Misquitoes. V
Fabienne11-Jun-2020 21:13
Quel beau plan rapproché. Ce papillon est magnifique et vous le présenté avec talent.
pkocinski11-Jun-2020 19:08
Wow - impressive!
Isabel Cutler11-Jun-2020 17:57
Gorgeous! V.
Torben Jorgensen11-Jun-2020 15:43
Impressive moth and shot. Would love to see one of these. V
Terry Sprague11-Jun-2020 12:58
Beautiful! V
Borisalex11-Jun-2020 09:20
Really beautiful with this patterns and size! V
Raymond Ma11-Jun-2020 05:16
Wow what a giant beauty! V
Dennis Hoyne11-Jun-2020 02:55
These are beautiful! I remember catching the caterpillars when I was young and they would form their cocoon and then hatch into these beautiful moths and fly away.
Richard Chu10-Jun-2020 23:33
Wow, simply beautiful! V
Hank Vander Velde10-Jun-2020 22:01
A BEAUTIFUL big moth captured in great detail.
Jeff Real10-Jun-2020 20:40
Oh My goodness!
This is so incredible.
I love every detail.
V
Kuriacose Joseph10-Jun-2020 20:36
A beautiful moth, and an excellent picture.
hayl10-Jun-2020 20:14
An amazing moth - so colourful and indeed worth the mosquitoes to get a great photo.
Industrial Heritage10-Jun-2020 18:54
Wow, magnificenr
Allan Jay10-Jun-2020 17:55
Gorgeous tones and outstanding compo,
Christine.
Helen Betts10-Jun-2020 17:33
Great capture of this beauty! I again would never have guessed this was a moth. V.
joseantonio10-Jun-2020 17:26
excellent capture of this beauty.V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet10-Jun-2020 17:12
Splendid picture.
Pierre Martin10-Jun-2020 17:09
terrific picture and crystal clear details!

out for sure, if there is no rain tonight
globalgadabout10-Jun-2020 16:45
how elaborate in design...it looks like royalty..
Don Mottershead10-Jun-2020 16:42
Fascinating patterns. Excellent capture.
Walter Otto Koenig10-Jun-2020 16:35
What a beauty with these colors and markings. "V"
Blandine Mangin10-Jun-2020 16:24
superb close-up ! v
Graeme10-Jun-2020 16:20
What a beauty this is, Christine. V!!!!!
danad10-Jun-2020 16:15
Superb image ! V.
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