Polyphemus moth and Northern apple sphinx moth by larose forest photos


29-Jun-2020	Christine Hanrahan

The apple sphinx is a large moth but next to the five inch wingspan of the Polyphemus, it is dwarfed.

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Jean D		16-Aug-2020 00:49
Terrific find and capture of this beauty. ~V

Tom LeRoy		03-Aug-2020 15:16
A really stunning moth! Gorgeous "eyes" . A very nice sharp shot of both it and the sphinx. V

Jean Chiasson		01-Aug-2020 16:54
Beautiful capture Christine BV

janescottcumming		01-Aug-2020 15:55
Love everything about this photo, of course the moth is gorgeous but the tree bark is so interesting too.

pkocinski		31-Jul-2020 12:00
I didn't even notice the lower one in the thumb image.

Liz Bickel		30-Jul-2020 17:48
You find and take the most wonderful moth images.

Pierre Martin		29-Jul-2020 23:22
very impressive scene and capture, wonderful shot!

barbarajoy		29-Jul-2020 23:17
Wonderful camouflage by both. Mother Nature's brilliance. One is the bark and the other a warning to predators - looks like an animal's face. Superb find and image. V

Nirvan Hope		29-Jul-2020 22:48
A really stunning image. A fantastic capture of the two so close.

Hank Vander Velde		29-Jul-2020 22:44
Superb shot of these two beautiful moths Christine.

Walter Otto Koenig		29-Jul-2020 21:19
Fascinating to see them together. Both beautiful and so different. "V"

hayl		29-Jul-2020 19:44
Amazing pattern in the polyphemus. Neat to get two moths together to compare.

Pierre		29-Jul-2020 19:06
Pas une mais deux magnifiques beautés, une scène magnifique! V

John Reynolds LRPS		29-Jul-2020 18:13
Great shot of these moths. Thankfully we don't seem to get moths with a 5 inch wingspan around here :-)

joseantonio		29-Jul-2020 17:56
great capture with great details.vV

Carl Carbone		29-Jul-2020 17:24
Great finds and capture! I'm jealous.

Jeff Real		29-Jul-2020 17:23
Such wonderful photography to fully capture all of this beauty! This is magnificent! V

Terry Sprague		29-Jul-2020 17:16
Beauties! V

Dennis Hoyne		29-Jul-2020 16:44
What a great catch, two large moths on what appears to be a Red Pine trunk. Beautifully photographed.

Don Mottershead		29-Jul-2020 16:37
Five inches! Amazing. V

Helen Betts		29-Jul-2020 16:17
Excellent closeup of this beauty. Hard to believe it's a moth! V.

Kuriacose Joseph		29-Jul-2020 16:17
That is a large and distinctive moth. Great shot.

Karen Stuebing		29-Jul-2020 15:47
The polyphemus is a gorgeous moth. I love its colors and "eyes." The smaller sphinx moth is pretty as well. Excellent, detailed capture of both. V.

globalgadabout		29-Jul-2020 15:43
both are beautiful...what a contrast in size and shape..

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