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angryhampster
3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 16:03
I have no clue about moth species, but this one was hovering around some flowers I was shooting the other day. I whipped out the extension tubes and got him to pose for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/artistic/bugjune2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/angryhampster/artistic/bugjune1.jpg
eccles
3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 17:49
It's a skipper butterfly, not a moth. The pics are too close to work out which species, but they're pretty good though.
Mrvile
3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 17:57
The first picture is nice, the second one is a little too cropped.

Oh and an easy way to tell between moths and butterflies is...anything with bulbs at the end of the antennae (sp?) are butterflies.
angryhampster
3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 21:57
The first picture is nice, the second one is a little too cropped.

Oh and an easy way to tell between moths and butterflies is...anything with bulbs at the end of the antennae (sp?) are butterflies.



2nd one is straight from the camera with a touch of sharpening..should've backed off a bit though. Thanks for the ID fellas :)