Nessus Sphinx moth by Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik

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31-MAY-2006	Lloyd Spitalnik

Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Genus Amphion
Species floridensis (Nessus Sphinx - Hodges#7873)

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM ,Canon 1.4X TC
1/500s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

all images copyright Lloyd Spitalnik

Bob Moul		26-Jun-2006 14:25
Nice capture of this very elusive moth, Lloyd.

Guest		17-Jun-2006 05:15
Wow - I saw the same guy last month! I thought it was a hummingbird, but when I got close, I had no idea what it was. NS. -Ben http://www.pbase.com/sirchandestroy/image/60997782

akleja		10-Jun-2006 08:31
Fantastic! Never seen any moth like that! Interesting!

Douglas Stucky		10-Jun-2006 01:25
I've never seen one of those. Interesting critter. Great shot. vote

shatterbug		09-Jun-2006 03:32
An interesting looking moth....great capture! Thanks for the explanation! V.

Kathy Pedersen		09-Jun-2006 00:38
What a great capture, sharp as a tack! Voted

Buz Kiefer		08-Jun-2006 23:42
Very nicely seen and captured. Vote.

De'Carr Studio		08-Jun-2006 21:36
A most interesting critter!! Excellent capture. vote

Yi Feng		08-Jun-2006 17:18
Fantastic capture! Never see this before.

Beverly Wickersham		08-Jun-2006 15:50
Very strange. I can see how you could mistake it for a shrimp with its wings folded in. Vote.

Bob Foisel		08-Jun-2006 15:40
Great macro. V.

Tom Munson		08-Jun-2006 14:57
Terrifc image Lloyd. It looks like bug season is upon us. Voted

Peter Stahl		08-Jun-2006 14:50
Nice capture Lloyd.!

Sheila		08-Jun-2006 12:14
What a fascinating little creature! Great capture.

Carole Stevens		08-Jun-2006 10:54
Ive always wanted to see one of these! Great capture such a beautiful little fella!

Eckhart Derschmidt		08-Jun-2006 10:52
Great one! These moths are so difficult to catch. Well done!

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		08-Jun-2006 10:22
Nice catch :)

Guest		08-Jun-2006 09:21
Ran after one today during a quite long period of time, and I was wondering what it was. I have my answer. My picture is far from this one - I had a shorter lens and my technique is still to improve. Very nice capture.

lou_rozensteins		08-Jun-2006 08:00
Excellent details. Well captured.

Steven Jusczyk		08-Jun-2006 06:03
It sure is plump. Nice catch as usual.

Herb		08-Jun-2006 05:20
Nice image

Pablo Y��ez		08-Jun-2006 04:48
I think this is a Shrimp-Month :-) What an odd looking moth!! Nice capture

Bryan Murahashi		08-Jun-2006 04:38
Excellent capture. Looks really big. GMV.

William G. Mancebo		08-Jun-2006 04:31
Nice catch of an odd looking creature.