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25-JUL-2011

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus), East Kingston, NH

This spectacular moth has wings nearly 3 inches long (i.e., a nearly 6 inch wingspread)! It sat above my bug light in the early morning. After photographing it in place, I got it to crawl onto a piece of wood, took a few more photos as it spread it's wings, then placed it in a somewhat protected spot with all day shade by first getting it to crawl onto my hand. What an experience!

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1/125s f/8.0 at 300.0mm iso800 full exif

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