Close encounter with a Privet Hawkmoth

grebeman

Old Codgers Group
Last nights moth trap catch was a little poor, probably as a result of a cool night, however I did have one Privet Hawkmoth, one of the UK's larger moth species.

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This will give some idea of the size of the beast, resting rather quietly on my first finger. Panasonic G1 with 45mm, f/2.8 Leica DG Macro-Elmarit

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Here adopting a threat posture showing its coloured hind wings and abdomen. Panasonic G1 with 105mm, f/2.8 Sigma DG Macro

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Detail of the head. Panasonic G1 with 45mm, f/2.8 Leica DG Macro-Elmarit

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Closer in showing the compound eye. Panasonic G1 with 55mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor and extension tubes.

Barrie
 
Ooooh pretty!
Hawk moths are some of the fastest flying insects and some even raise their internal temperature well above ambient through muscle exertion.
 
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