Anyone recognise this?
by petrochemist
I spotted this insect before breakfast this morning at the Forest Edge B&B, I stayed at last night.
Blustery winds meant the flower it was on moved constantly, so my focusing was even more hit & miss than usual
It was less than about 15mm long, but with very long antenna (I'd guess ~7cm across)
The wings look like they are scaly suggesting it's a moth but they didn't get wider than ~5mm
Photo taken with a 50mm lens reversed on my 100mm macro (so should be ~2:1 on the sensor)
Blustery winds meant the flower it was on moved constantly, so my focusing was even more hit & miss than usual
It was less than about 15mm long, but with very long antenna (I'd guess ~7cm across)
The wings look like they are scaly suggesting it's a moth but they didn't get wider than ~5mm
Photo taken with a 50mm lens reversed on my 100mm macro (so should be ~2:1 on the sensor)
Uploaded02/05/2011 - 20:04
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Posted 02/05/2011 - 23:25
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autumnlight wrote:
Couls it be a Mayfly or maybe Diana Ross ?
The Photomacrography forum has identified it as A Green longhorn, (Adela reaumurella) - mind you they had 3 pictures to work from. Couls it be a Mayfly or maybe Diana Ross ?
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=83030#83030
It seems to fit the pictures/description of a male from what I've seen on the internet. I'll not rule out Diana Ross however!
Mike
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Pentax:K5ii, K7, K100D, DA18-55, DA10-17, DA55-300, DA50-200, F100-300, F50, DA35 AL, 4* M50, 2* M135, Helicoid extension, Tak 300 f4 (& 6 film bodies)
3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
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