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    Moth ID, please

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    Came across this beautiful moth (or is it?). I think my camera does a disservice to her as the blue is much more vibrant with naked eyes.

    Appreciate if you can help me to identify the correct name. Thanks.

    ~Loke





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    wow that's good looking!
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    could be this Antrophaneura sycorax egertoni maybe im not sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 900801 View Post
    could be this Antrophaneura sycorax egertoni maybe im not sure.
    that's a batwing butterfly, looks completely different from the pictured critter.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    ha ha just saw it again.My bad, sorry it looks different.

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    Ergh... i know this one...2 secs... be right back..

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    Its a ittle more than 2 secs already...
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    i knocked out.... this cold i'm having is killing me...slowly......ergh...
    i initially thought this was a day-flying Ctenucha moth... but...hmmm.. dont know if that is correct..haha..shape wise looks kinda familiar to those north-american species... had some in my collection i think.. thats why it brought up immediate association...haha..
    But looking at it now..i think probably something from the Zygaenidae family?
    Last edited by ranmasatome; 16th Jun 2008 at 05:38.

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    Loke,
    Yes, that is a very beautiful moth, you can always adjust the color using CS3.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trident View Post
    Loke,
    Yes, that is a very beautiful moth, you can always adjust the color using CS3.
    I think the lost is not so much on color saturation but something else. The blue is just different from the one I remember. I took a couple of shots, those with flash just made the blue wash out. As the beauty was resting on a shaded area and not much light to talk about, I used the highest ISO and biggest aperture I could afford, but the blue was just different.

    Ranma, thanks for the input.
    Last edited by rwalker; 2nd Aug 2008 at 17:57.
    ~Loke





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    Second Chance...

    Well, I got my second chance to shot this beauty again and this is that kind of blue color I am talking about...








    ~Loke





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    Loke,
    Don't give chance arh?
    intimate moment also want to shoot
    Nice shots
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    Hahaha, it is not my intention to disturb their "life-is-great" moment. I am more interested to record the differences between male and female in terms of size, shape and color.

    Quote Originally Posted by trident View Post
    Loke,
    Don't give chance arh?
    intimate moment also want to shoot
    Nice shots
    ~Loke





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