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White Moth


White Moth
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Copyright: Rimantas Kisielius (rimas) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 155 W: 3 N: 610] (4273)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-21
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Canon EF 28-105
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-25 10:53
Viewed: 200
Points: 1
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly. Both are of the order Lepidoptera. The division of Lepidopterans into moths and butterflies is a popular taxonomy, not a scientific one. Sometimes the names "Rhopalocera" (butterflies) and "Heterocera" (moths) are used to formalize the popular distinction. The reality is that butterflies are a small group that arose from within the "moths," and there is thus no way to group all of the remaining taxa in a monophyletic group, as it will always exclude that one descendant lineage.

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 290 N: 3946] (13340)
  • [2009-09-25 11:09]

Hello Rimantas,
this is the moth Siona lineata from the family Geomtridae. Sharpness could be
a bit higher. I posted a picture of this species, also.
Best wishes, Peter

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