Friday, March 12, 2010

Past Four O’Clock with the Day Flying Moth Dysphania numana

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Just after dusk the sky is filled with moths fluttering purposely on parade for a partner or looking for plants to set up a nursery. I was lucky to be visited closer to the ground and even more lucky to watch an egg laying session. I also had the chance to get a few images of a 12 hour old moth who had not yet pumped his wing veins into his eventual can-fly pressure.
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Relationship of leaf to trunk and a circular even spread of eggs.
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Interesting choice of a curling leaf!
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The eggs moments old!
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Close up Face
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Closeup Abdomen Very hairy.
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Closeup Wing Tip Pigment
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