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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: RSL on May 19, 2020, 08:50:33 am

Title: White Peacock Butterfly
Post by: RSL on May 19, 2020, 08:50:33 am

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Title: Re: Moth
Post by: armand on May 19, 2020, 09:00:13 am

Beautiful butterfly that had a hard life. Even with my limited knowledge I don’t think that’s a moth though.

Title: Re: Moth
Post by: RSL on May 19, 2020, 09:04:33 am

You may be right, Armand. I'll fairly soon have an opinion from an expert. If it's a butterfly, I'll change the caption.

Title: Re: Moth
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 19, 2020, 09:42:03 am

Whatever it is, it's a nice image, with a sort of Japanesey look.

Title: Re: Moth
Post by: RSL on May 19, 2020, 10:24:00 am

Ahh..., so.., Eric. I think you're right.

Title: Re: Moth
Post by: rabanito on May 19, 2020, 12:41:17 pm

!  :)

Title: Re: Moth
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 20, 2020, 04:05:02 am

Good shot.

Title: Re: White Peacock Butterfly
Post by: RSL on May 20, 2020, 02:35:34 pm

Quote from: armand on May 19, 2020, 09:00:13 am

Beautiful butterfly that had a hard life. Even with my limited knowledge I don’t think that’s a moth though.

You were right, Armand. I finally got a message from my expert telling me what it is.

Title: Re: White Peacock Butterfly
Post by: armand on May 20, 2020, 04:18:50 pm

Quote from: RSL on May 20, 2020, 02:35:34 pm

You were right, Armand. I finally got a message from my expert telling me what it is.

I have a few pointers that cover the most cases:

1. the moths usually have shorter, feathery antennas; they also tend to have hairy, stocky bodies
2. moths are usually less colorful
3. moths are usually nocturnal while butterflies are diurnal

Title: Re: White Peacock Butterfly
Post by: RSL on May 20, 2020, 07:36:27 pm

Thanks, Armand. That's all good stuff to know. But in the end, I'm a lot more interested in people than in butterflies or moths.