Luna on an orchid
May 3, 2014 23:12:40 #
I set an orchid out to snap a photo of it's blooms. I got more than I hoped for when a Luna moth came in to check it out.
May 3, 2014 23:29:15 #
Aren't they georgous! The orchids are also. I found a cacoon from one in my red maple tree, but have not seen one yet. Good shot!
May 3, 2014 23:31:15 #
Absolutely great shot. I have seen only one Luna but not with a camera. Really nice catch!
May 3, 2014 23:37:33 #
Thank you Roxiemarty, I hope it comes back when it hatches out. They are seldom seen these days.
May 3, 2014 23:38:48 #
dugole wrote:
Absolutely great shot. I have seen only one Luna but not with a camera. Really nice catch!
Thanks, but I was actually the one with the camera. lol
:-D
May 4, 2014 00:16:58 #
May 4, 2014 00:32:09 #
I think I have a couple of photos of the same moth species you took in your photo.
I feel my photos could be sharper and the wood-grained background conflicts with the moth's markings and coloration, but he was so cool to discover! He obviously was dying, because we discovered him during the day and he never attempted to fly away when I went up close to take these photos. By the way, his antennas were awesome!!
I took these with a Pentax camera.
I feel my photos could be sharper and the wood-grained background conflicts with the moth's markings and coloration, but he was so cool to discover! He obviously was dying, because we discovered him during the day and he never attempted to fly away when I went up close to take these photos. By the way, his antennas were awesome!!
I took these with a Pentax camera.
May 4, 2014 00:42:32 #
wholehearted wrote:
Your two photos are of a Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antheraea_polyphemusI think I have a couple of photos of the same moth species you took in your photo.
They sleep in the daytime, which why you could get close fpr photographs.
May 4, 2014 00:50:08 #
Here is a dorsal view of a sleeping Luna moth, and macro-photo of head with antennae.
May 4, 2014 01:21:12 #
So amazing how these two species can be similar in some ways and so different in others, awesome!! :thumbup:
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