Moth

[P Plates]

Not as sharp as I would have liked but in my defence was standing on a step ladder and trying to light it with a mouth held small torch. He'd settled in a high dark corner of a window in my pergola and seemed quite content to sit there for photos.

[loose cannon]

Wow. That's beautiful Gabby!

A bit tight in the frame perhaps but that's just a minor nitpic.

[seaslug]

Very pretty!

[Alan]

Stunning Photo Gabby Lovely detail and colour

It's a Speiredonia spectans or Granny's Cloak Moth

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...o/spectan.html

[kevinj]

Nice image,the mouth held torch has worked a treat for you.

[Sully]

Wow Gabby this is brilliant ..... and well done on climbing the step ladder with a torch in your mouth and camera in hand

[P Plates]

Wow. That's beautiful Gabby!

A bit tight in the frame perhaps but that's just a minor nitpic.

Thanks Mick. Was aiming to crop just part of the wing for a 'fine detail' comp at the camera club but it's a bit too noisy. Agree could have a bit more room around him.

Very pretty!

Thanks Greg

Stunning Photo Gabby Lovely detail and colour

It's a Speiredonia spectans or Granny's Cloak Moth

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...o/spectan.html

Thanks Alan, and thanks for the ID. He looked almost plain brown until I got closer.

Nice image,the mouth held torch has worked a treat for you.

I just won't tell the dentist

Wow Gabby this is brilliant ..... and well done on climbing the step ladder with a torch in your mouth and camera in hand

Thanks Barb - just one of those little 2 step ladders so felt quite stable.