Adela reaumurella – This is a female … the males antennae are a lot, lot longer than hers – three times the length of the forewing! I found her basking in the sunshine, flashing her shiny scales. Double-click image to enlarge.
© Peter Hillman ♦ 21st April 2020 ♦ Local woodland path, Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200
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Very spiffy beetle! Wonderfully sharp shot!
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 Believe it or not it is a moth 🙂
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Love its metallic shine, punk hairdo and that curled proboscis. 🙂
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Glad you noticed the hairdo and proboscis, Eliza! 🙂
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Great capture, Peter. I sometimes have them in my garden and now I know why one has much larger antennas than the other.
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You are so lucky to have them visit your garden, Greta! I love these little, long-horned moths. Thank you 🙂
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Great shot!
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Thank you 🙂
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Quite flashy! Wonderful detail, Peter.
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She sparkles in the sun!
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She does, Candice 🙂
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Every time I see a neatly curled proboscis, I go, “Awwww…” I think they’re just so cute — and they do remind me of the Cootie game we played with as kids. This one’s especially nice, and spiffier than a plastic Cootie; that metallic sheen is beautiful.
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🙂 They are cootie 🙂 Thank you, Linda.
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Wow, thanks for the Cootie memory flashback! they were so much more fun than (albeit a bit different from) Mr. and Mrs. Potatohead! But this one is definitely more of a cutie than a Cootie.
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She’s a jewel! Beautifully shot, Pete!
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A jewel amidst a sea of bracken … could be the title of a book lol 😉 Than you, Sandra! 🙂
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The Bronze Lady.
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That is one lovely shiny moth. Nice capture, Pete.
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Thank you, Steve 🙂 I have seen a few now out on the woodland paths, and they are quite extraordinary at how they just sit there on the vegetation like they are waiting for something to happen.
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Another great picture of a metallic little beauty.
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Thank you 🙂
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