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Copyright: iris'hues ss (iris) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 364 W: 39 N: 666] (2079)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-10
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon SX100 IS
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-06-12 4:20
Viewed: 556
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi everyone,

I found this moth in the bushes a couple of days ago..i was quite fascinated by the way its whiskers stood straight and those pair of black eyes stood in rapt attention of the movement I caused in the bush..it was early morning and I had to use flash.
I didn’t want to scare it away and hence I had to be satisfied by this angle. With the limited capacity offered by P&S I preferred to focus on its head and the interesting features. I have however managed a shot with complete focus but not with good details. You can see that in the Workshop.

I had to resort to heavy cropping and hence, I understand, the shot lacks technical quality. Never-the-less I decided to post it because this one just looked too beautiful to be stashed away in my archives.

I am afraid I do not have the ID and would welcome your help in marking this. So I found some Moth Trivia for you…
Thanks for coming in…
Cheers :)

Moth Trivia
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- Moth wings get their colors from millions of shingle-like, overlapping scales .
- The smallest Lepidoptera are moths of the family Nepticulidae, with a wingspan of less than 2 mm (their caterpillars are very tiny also).
- In some moths the wings are mostly transparent (scales only along the wing veins) and they are mimics of wasps
- The fastest Lepidoptera are the sphinx moths. Some species have been clocked at 60 kph (37 mph). Many of these same moths are also capable of hovering in the air like a helicopter.
- The largest moths in the world are the Hercules emperor moth (Coscinocera hercules) of northern Australia and New Guinea (the females reach a wingspan of 10.5 inches with a surface area of 1002 inches) and the great owlet moth (Thysania agripinna) of South America (females measure up to 12 inches in wingspan, but lack the large surface area).
- The vampire moth of Asia has a stiff proboscis that enables them to suck juices from thick-skinned fruits, but occasionally they can be found sucking the blood from a water buffalo or deer.
- The wings of some moths are marked with patterns that look very much like letters of the alphabet, as well as numerals.
- Members of the silkworm moth family have been raised in China since 2697 BC, where the methods are silk production had been a closely guarded secret. Anyone caught removing these insects from China was executed!
- The silkworm, Bombix mori, is the only truly domesticated insect. The adult moths are so tame they can barely fly and they must be hand fed. It takes about ten pounds of mulberry leaves for silkworms to be able to manufacture 1 pound of cocoons, which can be spun into a silk thread over 100 miles long.
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References:
http://members.aol.com/yesbutrfly/facts.html
http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/southamerica/a/CulTrivia_2.htm
uleko, Alex99, eng55, PaulH, eqshannon, mayuresh, gracious, pekkavalo1, Jamesp, jusninasirun, maurydv, SelenE, Argus, zulfu, boreocypriensis, Silvio2006, goldyrs, marhowie, oscarromulus, CeltickRanger has marked this note useful
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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2381 W: 164 N: 7153] (22602)
  • [2008-06-12 4:35]

Hello Iris,
Wow, this is a very beautful moth that you've caught here! The antennae do look like whiskers and it almost looks as if it has horns as well!! These shots are both excellent showing beautiful sharp details and colours in good light. A fine contrasting background too. I hope somebody can help you with the ID. Well done!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2991 W: 148 N: 4435] (14369)
  • [2008-06-12 5:24]

Hi Irishues.
You managed to met and picture a very nice species of moth. Despite the DOF is shallow a little bit (light conditions were not the best) I like the image very much. Sharpness of the main part of the image as well as rich colours are great. Both shots are composed excellently. Exposure is very good too. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 847 W: 4 N: 2096] (9830)
  • [2008-06-12 5:29]

Hello Silpa, Ineteresting and really interesting. how do you manage to shoot this and how you found it. Looking at the location I think you found a good one. Well done Ganesh

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 375] (1123)
  • [2008-06-12 6:09]

Hi Iris,
Unusual shot.Very well caught and exposed.POV,lighting and visual impact are perfect.
Thanks for posting.

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 992 W: 23 N: 2792] (10178)
  • [2008-06-12 6:19]

It's a real eyecather Silpa, love the deep green colours and the excellent POV to show off this beast. Good sharp detail too, very well done my friend!
Paul

Moth trivia...like Jeopardy? alex...Travec? Hmmmm...I think I would have to cash out on this one Iris.....but I can say the colours of the green bush/tree are as super as the moth! And the moth is not really an ID shot but my guess is that sir Ivan or one will get it soon.
Bob

Hello Iris,
intresting creature,very well capture,never seen before,good details.
well done.
TFS.

Hello Iris,

Superb capture of this amazing moth. Beautiful detail. I think the POV in the WS is better: the eyes can be better seen. Beautiful colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Another wonderful capture Iris.
I'm afraid I don't know the ID either,but its a spectacular specimen.
I'll have to do some research for you.
Superb shot.
TFS
Steve

Hello Iris,
Very impressive looking moth with the big eye and whiskers!
the lighting here is superb with good sharpness, nice colour and details of it
well done
TFS
take care
Tony

Hi Iris,

Excellent capture of this moth with great composition, good POV, nice colours and pin-sharp details. Good work.

TFS

Pekka

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1218 W: 0 N: 4657] (13840)
  • [2008-06-12 22:37]

Hi Iris

A lovely capture of this alien looking moth. Great colours and nice detail.

James

Hello Iris. Beautiful sharp focus of this moth. The whiskers are in fine details. I like the light catching on the leaves and good contrast with the green. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

Bellissima macro di questa strana falena, molto bella la composizione, anche se l'angolo di ripresa e la scarsa luce hanno permesso una limitata DOF, ottima definzione nella zona a fuoco, molto belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2500 W: 132 N: 7109] (22209)
  • [2008-06-13 2:35]

Hello Silpa,
Both the main and the workshop captures of this moth are a joy to see, especially for one like me that has not seen this species before. But I can tell you that this is a species of Tiger Moth (Arctiidae). Both images are of excellent quality regarding lighting, sharpness, POV's and composition.
I suspect that there are two ticks on either side of the dark central marking on the back of the thorax: I don't think they are part of this tiger moth.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Ivan

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2308 W: 59 N: 3689] (11822)
  • [2008-06-13 2:44]

Hi Iris,
What a good looking moth :o) I liked the colors and contrast. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2008-06-13 6:36]

Hi Iris, great composition. Excellent detail and lighting and well positioned in the frame. Great work. TFS and thank you for your recent kind words.
Dean.

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  • dkaved Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 261 W: 18 N: 412] (1940)
  • [2008-06-13 11:03]

Hi Iris,
This certainly is a weird and wonderful moth. As you said....technically there is a bit of a problem but this site is also about learning nature and you've given us a lesson here.Nice vibrant colour.
Regards, David

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 482 W: 0 N: 70] (495)
  • [2008-06-14 0:24]

Hello Silpa, perfect macro capture of this beautiful moth with excellent DOF, POV and composition. TFS.
Regards, Mehmet

Complicada toma aunque muy interesante !! Supongo que con problemas en la iluminación y pese a ello es un excelente documento. Se publican pocas especies de este estilo, por otra parte de gran belleza. Gracias por tus comentarios.
Abrazo: J. Ignasi.

Hi Silpa, an excellent capture of this moth species which has big eyes. New for me! TFS. Have a great weekend! Cheers,
Bayram

Hi Iris, lovely composition with splendid moth, wonderful details and great sharpness, good focus on eye, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1683 W: 24 N: 4905] (15988)
  • [2008-06-14 3:46]

Hi Silpa,
Wonderful shot of this beautiful Moth and you hafve captured it so nicely on that plant. Great use of flash light and the image is neat and sharp. Very interesting 'horns' it has. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Silpa,
I love this beautiful shot...The moth is very different, I haven't seen this kind before...
Very well done!
Goldy

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-15 21:37]

Hello Iris

A very interesting specimen.
The textures show well.
Very good pov and dof.
Well focused with very good detail.
TFS

Rob

Good Morning Iris,
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
~John Muir

Hi Irishues,
Very nice shot with amazing colours.
Light is great and it has nice sharpness.
Very well done.

Kind regards
Saeed

Iris,
Great photography my friend.
A Brazilian lady ppmiranda of TN has posted one too.
It is so very difficult to find them within these COLD regions.
Warm regards,
M.

Hello Iris

excellent shot of this amazing creature,
with fine POV and DOF, excellent density of the colours,
great contrast, sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Creatonotos
Species: gangis

binomial : Creatonotos gangis (Linnaeus, 1763)

hope this helps.

cheers, Roger.

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