Angle Shades moth caterpillar
True macro photograph (magnification on sensor was 2.6:1) of the larva of an Angle Shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa). This rather chubby caterpillar was mooching around some Clematis plants, hopefully a sign of Spring on the way. Nice and slow moving, so was able to use a macro focussing rail with a 50mm EL Nikkor enlarger lens reversed on extension tubes giving the magnification. Illuminated using a ringflash.
Angle Shades moth caterpillar
True macro photograph (magnification on sensor was 2.6:1) of the larva of an Angle Shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa). This rather chubby caterpillar was mooching around some Clematis plants, hopefully a sign of Spring on the way. Nice and slow moving, so was able to use a macro focussing rail with a 50mm EL Nikkor enlarger lens reversed on extension tubes giving the magnification. Illuminated using a ringflash.